Zoom 4501 Router Manual PDF (Setup & Configuration Guide)

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TIP

: Other wireless networks might be within range of your network. Your neighbors,

for instance, may be within range. If possible, there should be at least a five-channel

difference between your network and neighboring networks with strong signals.

Having less than a five-channel difference may result in interference with your

connection.

Wireless Security Settings

If you accepted the default to

Enable

the

Wireless Module

(on the

Wireless Settings

page

at Step 4), the following page opens when you click

Configuring Authentication and Encryption

By default,

Authentication

and

Encryption

services are not configured. You can

configure both

settings on the

Wireless settings

page.

1

To configure

Authentication

, select either

W

ired

E

quivalent

P

rivacy (

WEP)

or

W

iFi

P

rotected

A

ccess-

P

re-

S

hared

K

ey (

WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK

) from the

dropdown menu.

Important

: Be aware that

WEP

is a basic authentication service and is not as

secure as

WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK

. If you have devices on your wireless network

that support only

WEP

(for example, some gaming consoles), you will need to

select

WEP

as your

Authentication

method.

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WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK Authentication

We recommend this setting if all devices on your network support either WPA or

WPA2. Your router will automatically detect whether is should use WPA or WPA2.

When you select

WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK

from the

Authentication

dropdown menu, the

Encryption

field expands, as shown in the following figure

.

Field

Entry

Authentication

Accept

WPA-PSK/WPA2 PSK

as the default value.

Encryption

Accept the default,

TKIP/AES

, which supports dynamic encryption

keys using

TKIP

or

AES

algorithms. Select

AES

if you chose

WPA-PSK/

WPA2-PSK

for the authentication method. Select

TKIP

if you chose

WPA-PSK

/

WPA2-PSK

for the authentication methods. Usually WPA

uses TKIP and WPA2 uses AES.

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 Authentication and Encryption

If you have devices on your wireless network that support only

WEP

(for example,

some gaming consoles), you will need to select

WEP

as your

Authentication

method.

When you select

WEP

from the

Authentication

dropdown menu, the

Encryption

field

expands, as shown in the following figure

.

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Field

Entry

Authentication

Select

WEP

Encryption

Select

WEP

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

.

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.

— — — — —

Step 5. Summary

The

Summary

page displays the updated configuration settings for your router and lets

you accept, change, and test the configured values.

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1

To edit your entries, click

Back

as many times as needed to access the page

for the field(s) to be edited, then click

return to the updated

Summary

page.

2

To test the updated configuration on your network, click the checkbox next to

Do you want to proceed with the network testing

?

3

To use the Ethernet port as the LAN port, click the checkbox next to

The

Ethernet Port will be used as LAN Port after saving. Confirm?

This option is only

available if you are using your 3G modem as your

Wan type

.

4

When you're satisfied with the configured settings, click

Apply Settings

to save

the new configuration.

Step 6. Finish

The

Finish

page displays the saved configuration settings for your router.

1

Click

Finish

to exit the

Setup Wizard

.

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4

Wireless and Wireless Security Setup

Your 3G Wireless-N Router's default (factory) settings provide no wireless network

security. If you don't want unauthorized wireless access to your network, we

recommend that you enable wireless network security. To do this, you'll need to

configure the router and each device on your network for the level of security that you

want.

Before setting up wireless security you must decide which method to use.

•

Use

W

i-Fi

P

rotected

S

etup (

WPS

) when all of your devices support WPS

security. WPS is easy to configure. Please refer to

WPS Configuration

below

for details.

•

Use

W

ireless

D

istribution

S

ystem (

WDS

) if you want wireless point-to-point

and point-to-multipoint bridging for deployment of a large area. With

WDS

,

you can easily extend the range of your wireless network. Please refer to

WDS Configuration

on page 30 for details.

•

If you want security without using

WPS

or

WDS

, you should probably use

the

Setup Wizard

as described in Chapter 3.

•

A manual setup option is also available. Please refer to

Configuring Wireless

Security Manually

on page 27.

WPS Configuration

You can automatically configure WPS security using the router's built-in WPS

configuration program on each client device that is part of your wireless network.

Configuration Methods

WPS offers three configuration methods. Choose the method that is compatible with

the hardware and software options available on your router and client device.

Note

: WPS configures one client device at a time. Please repeat the configuration

method for each client on your wireless network that supports WPS security.

Method One

Use this method if your router and client devices have a

WPS

button. This button can

be either a physical button on the unit or a software button in its application.

1

Press the

WPS

button on your 3G router and hold it in for seven (7) seconds until the

Wireless LED starts blinking rapidly.

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