Zoom 4501 Router Manual PDF (Setup & Configuration Guide)

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Important!

The

Registrar

(the device configuring the WLAN) goes into the

WPS mode and the

Enrollee

(the device joining the WLAN) then looks for it.

You should always start the

Registrar

first. By default your 3G Router is

configured as a

Registrar

.

2

Click or press the

WPS

button on the client device.

3

Refer to your client device's documentation for further instructions, if necessary.

Method Two

Use this method if your client device already has a WPS PIN number. The client is the

Enrollee

.

1

If you haven't already done so, open a Web browser and type

http://192.168.1.1

in the

address bar.

2

When the

Configuration Manager

launches, log in as

admin

, then select

Advanced > Basic

Settings > Wireless

to open the

Wireless Setup

page.

3

Click the

WPS Setup

button to open the

Wi-Fi Protected Setup

page.

4

Select

PIN Code

from the

Config type

dropdown menu.

5

Enter the

PIN number

from your client device.

6

Click

Trigger

to start the connection process on the router.

Important!

You must do this within two minutes after starting the router.

7

On the 3G router, when the program displays a message that the process succeeded,

click

Save

to save the configuration

Method Three

Use this method if your client device requests the router’s PIN number. The client is

the

Registrar

. Use this method if the client(s) are to connect to multiple access points

so that a client will control the configuration instead of the router.

1

If you haven't already done so, open a Web browser and type

http://192.168.1.1

in the

address bar.

2

When the

Configuration Manager

launches, log in as

admin

, then select

Advanced > Basic

Settings > Wireless

to open the

Wireless Setup

page.

3

Click the

WPS Setup

button.

4

Select

Enrollee

from the

Config Mode

dropdown menu.

5

Click

Generate Pin

to generate a new Pin number.

6

Enter the router's

Pin Number

into your client device. Refer to your client’s documentation

for further details.

Important!

You must do this within two minutes after starting the router.

7

Click

Trigger

to start the connection process on the router.

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8

On the 3G router, when the program displays a message that the process succeeded,

click

SET

to keep the router from receiving new configuration parameters from another

WPS Registrar.

9

Click

Save

to save the configuration.

Configuring Wireless Security Manually

WPA2/WPA Configuration

W

i-Fi

P

rotected

A

ccess (

WPA

) is an encryption method that offers a stronger security

standard than WEP.

Important!

If you choose to configure your router using either WPA2 or WPA

encryption, then you must configure all devices on your wireless network with the

same WPA encryption method and shared key.

1

To configure WPA2 or WPA encryption, select

Advanced > Basic Settings > Wireless

to open

the

Wireless Setting

page.

2

Select or enter values in the following fields:

Field

Entry

Wireless Module

Accept the default,

Enable

. Click the

Disable

checkbox only if you do

not want wireless clients to access your network.

Network ID (SSID)

Refers to the

S

ervice

S

et

Id

entifier for your device. By default, the

SSID for the 3G Wireless-N Router is

Zoom

. You can change the

SSID to a name of your choice. The

SSID

can be up to 32

alphanumeric characters. If you change the name, make sure that all

devices on your network use the new SSID as the access point.

SSID Broadcast

To hide your network's SSID name, which disables automatic

broadcasting of the SSID

and

makes the wireless access point (your

router) invisible to wireless clients on the network, click the

Disable

radio button.

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Field

Entry

Channel

Refers to the wireless network channel assigned to your LAN. By

default, the router uses channel

10

.

Wireless Mode

Accept the default,

B/G/N mixed

if the client devices on your network

use various wireless standards. Otherwise, select the wireless

standard used by all wireless devices on your network. Having a

single standard will speed up the wireless throughput.

Authentication

Select

WPA-PSK/WPA2 PSK

if your devices support both

authentication methods. Optionally, select

WPA-PSK

or

WPA2-PSK

if

all devices on your network support only one of the authentication

methods.

802.1X

Refers to the optional authentication method for Radius servers. To

enable 802.1X, click the

Enable

radio button. Otherwise, accept the

default,

Disable

.

Encryption

Select

TKIP/AES

, which supports dynamic encryption keys using

TKIP

or

AES

algorithms. Select

AES

if you chose

WPA2-PSK

for the

authentication method. Select

TKIP

if you chose

WPA-PSK

for the

authentication method.

Preshare Key

In the

Preshare Key

field enter a value for the key. The maximum

value is 32 characters. The minimum value is 8 characters.

Write your key in the space below for future reference, and then

enter it in the

Preshare Key

field:

—

— —

—

— —

—

WEP Configuration

W

ired

E

quivalent

P

rivacy (

WEP

) is a basic encryption method that does not offer the

security strength of WPA or WPA2. Use this method if some of your network's

wireless devices, such as a gaming console, do not support WPA2/WPA.

Important!

If you choose to configure your router using WEP encryption, then you

must configure all devices on your wireless network with the same WEP encryption

method and key.

1

To configure WEP encryption, select

Advanced > Basic Setting > Wireless

to open the

Wireless Setting

page.

2

Select or enter values in the following fields:

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Field

Entry

Wireless Module

Accept the default,

Enable

. Click the

Disable

checkbox only if you do

not want wireless clients to access your network.

Network ID (SSID)

Refers to the

S

ervice

S

et

Id

entifier for your device. By default, the

SSID for the 3G Wireless-N Router is

Zoom

. You can change the

SSID to a name of your choice. The

SSID

can be up to 32

alphanumeric characters. If you change the name, make sure that all

devices on your network use the new SSID as the access point.

SSID Broadcast

To hide your network's SSID name, which disables automatic

broadcasting of the SSID

and

makes the wireless access point (your

router) invisible to wireless clients on the network, click the

Disable

radio button.

Channel

Refers to the wireless network channel assigned to your LAN. By

default, the router uses channel

10

.

Wireless Mode

Accept the default,

B/G/N mixed

if the client devices on your network

use various wireless standards. Otherwise, select the wireless

standard used by all wireless devices on your network. Having a

single standard will speed up the wireless throughput.

Authentication

Accept the default,

WEP-Auto

or select one of the available options

.

Select

WEP-Open

to use Open System authentication

.

Select

WEP-Shared

to use Shared Key authentication.

802.1X

Refers to the optional authentication method for Radius servers. To

enable 802.1X, click the

Enable

radio button. Otherwise, accept the

default,

Disable

.

Key Format

If all the wireless devices in the network are Zoom products, select

Hex

. Otherwise, select

ASCII

. Although Zoom products support both

Hex

and

ASCII

, we recommend using

Hex

.

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Field

Entry

Encryption

WEP Key 1, 2, 3, 4

If you selected Hex

format

and you chose a 128-bit key length, 26

hexadecimal values are required. Write the 26-hexadecimal key in

the space below for future reference, and then enter it in the Key 1

box.

— — — — — — — — — — — — —

If you selected Hex

format

and you chose a 64-bit key length, 13

hexadecimal values are required. Write the 13-hexadecimal key in

the space below for future reference, and then enter it in the Key 1

box.

— — — — — — — — — — — — —

If you selected ASCII format

, and you chose a 128-bit key length, 13

ASCII characters are required. Write the 13-ASCII-character key in

the space below for future reference, and then enter it in the Key 1

box.

— — — — — — — — — — — — —

If you selected ASCII format, and you chose a 64-bit key length, 5

ASCII characters are required. Write the 5-ASCII-character key in

the space below for future reference, and then enter it in the Key 1

box.

— — — — —

WDS Configuration

W

ired

D

istribution

S

ystem

(WDS)

provides wireless point-to-point bridging and

point-to-multipoint bridging. WDS lets you build one or more wireless bridges

connecting one network to a second network (“point to point”) or connecting one

network to more than one network (“point to multi-point”). You typically use a wireless

router such as model 4501 at each end of the wireless bridge. That router can

connect to its local area network by means of its Ethernet ports and/or its wireless

capability, and it can connect to the remote network by means of its WDS wireless

bridge capability.

For point-to-multipoint bridging, a single model 4501 can connect one network to

multiple networks, each with its own model 4501.

It’s possible to remove the model 4501 standard antenna and replace it with a

directional antenna so that the router’s wireless signal “points at” a remote router. The

directional antenna should have a Reverse Polarity SMA Plug to easily connect to the

router. If you do this for both routers in a wireless bridge, you can extend the distance

covered by that wireless bridge. However, you should only do this if you obey the

regulations of the country where the wireless bridge is located. Many countries

require you to get regulatory certification for a combination of the wireless router and

the particular antenna you want to use.

1

To configure WDS, select

Advanced > Basic Settings > Wireless

to open the

Wireless Setting

page.

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