Setup Wizard

Accessing the Wizard

When you log into the Web Configurator for the first time or when you reset the Zyxel Device to its default configuration, the wizard screen displays.

Note: If you have already configured the wizard screens and want to open it again, click the Wizard icon on the upper right corner of any Web Configurator screen.

Using the Wizard

This wizard helps you configure the Zyxel Device IP address, change time zone, daylight saving and radio settings, and edit an SSID profile to change general wireless and wireless security settings.

Step 1 Time Settings

Use this screen to configure the Zyxel Device’s country code, time zone and daylight saving time.

• Country Code: Select the country where the Zyxel Device is located.

Note: The country code field is not available and you cannot change the country code if the Zyxel Device products comply with the U.S. laws, policies and regulations and are to be sold to the U.S. market.

• Time Zone: Select the time zone of your location. This will set the time difference between your time zone and Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

• Enable Daylight Saving: Select the option if you use Daylight Saving Time. Configure the day and time when Daylight Saving Time starts and ends.

• Offset allows you to specify how much the clock changes when daylight saving begins and ends. Enter a number from 1 to 5.5 (by 0.5 increments).

Click Next to proceed. Click Cancel to close the wizard without saving.

Step 2 Password and Uplink Connection

Use this screen to configure the Zyxel Device’s system password and IP address.

Change Password: Enter a new password and retype it to confirm.

Uplink Connection: Select Auto (DHCP) if the Zyxel Device is connected to a router with the DHCP server enabled. You then need to check the router for the IP address assigned to the Zyxel Device in order to access the Zyxel Device’s Web Configurator again.

Otherwise, select Static IP when the Zyxel Device is NOT connected to a router or you want to assign it a fixed IP address. You will need to manually enter:

• the Zyxel Device’s IP address and subnet mask.

• the IP address of the router that helps forward traffic.

• a DNS server's IP address. The Domain Name System (DNS) maps a domain name to an IP address and vice versa. The DNS server is extremely important because without it, you must know the IP address of a computer before you can access it.

Click Prev to return to the previous screen. Click Next to proceed. Click Cancel to close the wizard without saving.

Note: The number of characters shown is not an actual representation of your current password. If you click Next without changing password in the New Password and Confirm Password fields, your current password will not be changed.

Step 3 Radio

Use this screen to configure the Zyxel Device’s radio transmitter(s).

• Channel Selection: Select Auto to have the Zyxel Device automatically choose a radio channel that has least interference. Otherwise, select Manual and specify a channel the Zyxel Device will use in the 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz wireless LAN. The options vary depending on the frequency band and the country you are in.

• Maximum Output Power: Enter the maximum output power of the Zyxel Device. If there is a high density of APs in an area, decrease the output power of the Zyxel Device to reduce interference with other APs.

Note: Reducing the output power also reduces the Zyxel Device’s effective broadcast radius.

Click Prev to return to the previous screen. Click Next to proceed. Click Cancel to close the wizard without saving.

Step 4 SSID

Use this screen to enable, disable or edit an SSID profile.

Select an SSID profile and click the Status switch to turn it on or off. To change an SSID profile’s settings, such as the SSID (WiFi network name) and WiFi password, double-click the SSID profile entry from the list. See Edit SSID Profile for more information.

Note: You cannot add or remove an SSID profile after running the setup wizard.

Edit SSID Profile

Use this screen to configure an SSID profile.

The screen varies depending on the security type you selected.

• SSID: Enter a descriptive name of up to 32 printable characters for the wireless LAN.

• VLAN ID: Enter a VLAN ID for the Zyxel Device to use to tag traffic originating from this SSID.

Band Mode: Select the wireless band which this profile should use. 2.4 GHz is the frequency used by IEEE 802.11b/g/n wireless clients. 5 GHz is the frequency used by IEEE 802.11ac/a/n wireless clients.

• Security Type: Select WPA2 to add security on this wireless network. Otherwise, select OPEN to allow any wireless client to associate this network without authentication.

• Personal: If you set Security Type to WPA2 and select Personal, enter a pre-shared key of between 8 and 63 case-sensitive ASCII characters (including spaces and symbols) or 64 hexadecimal characters.

Note: For Zyxel Device models that support enterprise security mode:
You can select the Enterprise mode in Configuration > Object > AP Profile > SSID > Security List > Edit.

Click OK to proceed. Click Cancel to close the screen without saving.

Summary

Use this screen to check whether what you have configured is correct. Click Save to apply your settings and complete the wizard setup. Otherwise, click Prev to return to the previous screen or click Cancel to close the wizard without saving.