Preface - ZyXEL Communications ZyAIR B-420 User Manual

Congratulations on your purchase of the ZyAIR B-420 Wireless LAN Ethernet Adapter and Bridge.
The ZyAIR B-420 is an IEEE 802.11b compliant 11Mbps wireless LAN Ethernet Adapter and Bridge, which
supports Wireless Distribution System (WDS) for workgroup bridge applications.
This User's Guide is designed to guide you through the configuration of your ZyAIR using the web
configurator or the SMT.
Use the web configurator, System Management Terminal (SMT) or command
interpreter interface to configure your ZyAIR. Not all features can be configured
The web configurator parts of this guide contain background information on features configurable by the web
configurator and the SMT. The SMT parts of this guide contain background information solely on features
not configurable by the web configurator.
Related Documentation
Supporting Disk
Refer to the included CD for support documents.
Quick Installation Guide
Our Quick Installation Guide is designed to help you get up and running right away. It contains
information on the configuration of key features and hardware connections and installation.
ZyXEL Web Site
The ZyXEL download library at www.zyxel.com contains additional support documentation. Please
also refer to www.zyxel.com for an online glossary of networking terms.
Syntax Conventions
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"Type" means for you to type one or more characters and press the carriage return. "Select" or "Choose"
means for you to use one predefined choices.
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Enter, or carriage return, key; [ESC] means the escape key and [SPACE BAR] means the space bar.
[UP] and [DOWN] are the up and down arrow keys.
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Mouse action sequences are denoted using a comma. For example, "click the Apple icon, Control
Panels and then Modem" means first click the Apple icon, then point your mouse pointer to Control
Panels and then click Modem.
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For brevity's sake, we will use "e.g.," as a shorthand for "for instance", and "i.e.," for "that is" or "in
other words" throughout this manual.

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