ZyXEL Communications B-5000 User Manual

ZyAIR B-5000

Outdoor Access Point & Bridge

Quick Installation Guide

Version 1.5.8.200

April 2004

ZyAIR B-5000 Quick Installation Guide

Table of Contents

1 Introducing the ZyAIR .................................................................................................................................2

2 Applications .................................................................................................................................................3

2.1 Access Point Application .....................................................................................................................3

2.2 Wireless Bridge Application ................................................................................................................4

3 Connections..................................................................................................................................................5

3.1 Outdoor Access Point & Bridge and Inline Power Injector Ports ........................................................5

3.2 Outdoor Access Point & Bridge Bottom Panel Connections ...............................................................6

3.3 The Inline Power Injector Back Panel..................................................................................................7

3.4 The Inline Power Injector Front Panel .................................................................................................7

3.5 Making the Connections ...................................................................................................................... 8

4 Hardware Installation .................................................................................................................................10

4.1 Antenna Mast/Antenna Requirements................................................................................................10

4.2 Grounding .......................................................................................................................................... 11

4.3 What is Lightning Protection? ...........................................................................................................11

4.4 Why is Additional Protection Recommended? .................................................................................. 11

4.5 Unpacking the ZyAIR........................................................................................................................11

4.6 Mounting the ZyAIR..........................................................................................................................12

4.7 Power Connections ............................................................................................................................14

4.8 Attaching Antennas ............................................................................................................................16

5 Troubleshooting.........................................................................................................................................18

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1 Introducing the ZyAIR

The following Quick Installation Guide gives information on the hardware connections and mounting of
your ZyAIR B-5000.

The ZyAIR Outdoor Access Point & Bridge provides excellent wireless performance. The ZyAIR extends
the range of your existing wired network without any additional wiring efforts. The ZyAIR gives you the
flexibility of being able to use one device for either of these powerful functions.

 As an Access Point (AP), the ZyAIR can be used to allow wireless stations to access your wired

LAN. The ZyAIR also offers highly secured wireless connectivity to your wired network with
IEEE 802.1x, WEP data encryption and MAC address based access control. It is perfect for
providing outdoors broadband Internet access. The excellent RF performance means that the users
do not need to be inside the same building or even in the same block.

 The ZyAIR can also function as a bridge or router to provide a wireless backbone connection

between two or more buildings.

Rugged die-cast, watertight construction, built-in lightening protection, and grounding make the ZyAIR
perfect for outdoors applications.

It is easy to install and configure the ZyAIR. The embedded web-based configurator includes a wireless
link test that helps you to align the device. The web-based configurator and SNMP network management
feature allows remote configuration and management of your ZyAIR. The Power over Ethernet (PoE)
feature means that power can be delivered to the ZyAIR over an Ethernet line. This allows you to mount the
ZyAIR in areas where there are no nearby power sources.

The following chapter introduces application examples of what you can do with your ZyAIR.

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2 Applications

Here are application examples for your ZyAIR.

2.1 Access Point Application

Internet Service Providers (ISPs) can use the ZyAIR (Z) to provide wireless Internet access to users that are
outdoors or in different buildings. A company with many employees working outdoors can also use the
ZyAIR to extend the existing network without expensive network cables. Wireless stations can move freely
anywhere in the coverage area and use resources on the wired network (see Figure 1). The ZyAIR is
connected to an antenna, through an inline power injector (P) and through a hub, switch or router to the
network.

Figure 1 - Access Point Application

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2.2 Wireless Bridge Application

You can use the ZyAIR as a bridge or router to form a wireless point-to-point or point-to-multipoint
backbone connection.

With the bridge mode, you configure each ZyAIR to act as either a central bridge or a remote bridge. For
point-to-multipoint applications, all communications between network systems go through the central
bridge. See Figure 2 for an example. The headquarters ZyAIR is the CB (central bridge). The ZyAIRs A
and B are remote bridges at branch offices. The CB ZyAIR routes or bridges all communications between
the ZyAIRs. The ZyAIR is connected to an antenna, through an inline power injector (P) and through a hub,
switch or router to a network.

Figure 2 - Wireless Bridge Application

Please see the section on example scenarios in Part I and IV of the ZyAIR User’s Guide for more
information on network topologies.

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3 Connections

The following section introduces the hardware connections for the ZyAIR.

3.1 Outdoor Access Point & Bridge and Inline Power Injector
Ports

1. This is the special Ethernet port for connecting the MIL-C-5015 style Ethernet cable.

2. This is the special serial port for connecting the MIL-C-5015 style RS-232 console port cable.

3. This is the grounding port

Figure 3 - ZyAIR Hardware Casing

4. These are the special N-Type connectors for connecting the antenna or an RF cable.

5. The POWER & DATA OUT port on the inline power injector is used for connecting the other
end of the MIL-C-5015 style Ethernet cable.

6. The DATA IN port on the inline power injector is used for connecting the Ethernet cable to a hub,
switch, router or a computer.

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