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X550N Series Quick Start Guide Overview The X550N is an IEEE 802.11b/g/n wireless broadband router or access point (AP). As a router, the X550N directs traffic between your wireless network and another network such as the Internet as shown below, providing services such as content filtering, bandwidth management and a firewall.
X550N Series Quick Start Guide 1 Hardware Connections Internet Do the following to make hardware connections for initial setup. Antennas Connect each antenna to an antenna socket, ensuring the antennas are screwed in firmly and angled upwards. Connect the Ethernet port on your computer to a LAN port on the X550N using the included Ethernet cable.
X550N Series Quick Start Guide The LEDs Look at the LEDs (lights). When you connect the power, the power LED ( ) blinks and stays on once the device is ready. The LAN ( ) and WAN ( ) LEDs turn on if the corresponding connections are properly made.
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X550N Series Quick Start Guide 2 The Password window displays. Enter the password (“1234” is the default) and click Login. If the login screen does not display, make sure your computer is set to receive an IP address dynamically. If that doesn’t help, check your web browser’s security settings (see the appendix in the User’s Guide for information on both suggestions).
X550N Series Quick Start Guide 2 Click Next in the following screen to proceed with the Connection Wizard. Enter the Internet access information exactly as given to you by your ISP in each wizard screen. Click Next to continue or click Back to return to the previous screen.
X550N Series Quick Start Guide 3 Write down the security key that displays in the pop-up screen. Computers on the wireless network will need this security key to access the X550N. The security key is case-sensitive so “ABCD” is not the same as “abcd”. Write down the security key, Name (SSID), Security and Channel Selection for later use as the X550N and other devices on your wireless network must use the same settings.
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X550N Series Quick Start Guide Ethernet Connection Select Ethernet as your WAN connection type and click Next to go to section 3.4. PPP over Ethernet Connection 1 Select PPP over Ethernet as your WAN connection type 2 Type a Service Name (if your ISP gave you one), User Name and Password. Click Next to go to section 3.4.
X550N Series Quick Start Guide 7 Click Next to go to section 3.4. 3.4 WAN IP Address • If your ISP did not assign you a fixed IP address, select Get automatically from your ISP and click Next to go to section 3.5. •...
X550N Series Quick Start Guide • Select Factory Default to use the factory-assigned, default MAC address. • Select Clone the Computer’s MAC Address to clone the MAC address from a computer on your LAN. Type the IP address of the computer with the MAC address you are cloning. It is advisable to clone the MAC address from a computer on your LAN even if your ISP does not presently require MAC address authentication.
X550N Series Quick Start Guide If you cannot access the Internet when your computer is connected to one of the X550N’s LAN ports, check your connections. Then turn the X550N off, wait for a few seconds and turn it back on. If this doesn’t work run the wizard again, making sure you type the information correctly.
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X550N Series Quick Start Guide Your X550N has a WPS button located on its housing, as well as a WPS button available in the web configurator used to manage the X550N. Other WPS-enabled devices should have at least one similar WPS button. 3 The WPS LED ( ) on the X550N blinks for a few seconds, then shines steadily.
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X550N Series Quick Start Guide 2 Select the SSID name you gave the X550N and click Connect (A). The SSID “SecureWirelessNetwork” is given here as an example. 3 If you have set up wireless security, you are prompted to enter a password.
Procedure to View a Product’s Certification(s) 1 Go to www.zyxel.com. 2 Select your product from the drop-down list box on the ZyXEL home page to go to that product's page. 3 Select the certification you wish to view from this page.
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