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ZyAIR B-5000 User's Guide
Chapter 3
Quick Setup
This chapter provides information on the Quick Setup screens in the web configurator.
3.1
Quick Setup Overview
The web configurator's quick setup helps you configure your ZyAIR for use as an Access Point for wireless
stations to access your wired LAN or for use as a wireless Bridge. This can be done in the Operating Mode
screen.
3.1.1 PPPoE
An ADSL modem bridges a PPP session over Ethernet (PPP over Ethernet, RFC 2516) from your PC to an
ATM PVC (Permanent Virtual Circuit), which connects to a DSL Access Concentrator where the PPP
session terminates (see the next figure). One PVC can support any number of PPP sessions from your LAN.
PPPoE provides access control and billing functionality in a manner similar to dial-up services using PPP.
See the appendices for more information on PPPoE.
3.1.2 IP Address
Routers "route" based on the network number. The router that delivers the data packet to the correct
destination host uses the host ID. See the appendices for more information on IP Addressing.
3.1.3 Bridge
This is a networking device that forwards packets from one LAN to another. It uses the MAC address of an
incoming packet to determine whether to drop or forward it. It allows the LANs to see each other's devices,
thus it is not as private or secure as a router.
3.1.4 Router
A device that connects two networks together. Routers monitor, direct and filter information that passes
between these networks.
Quick Setup
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