User`s guide

ZyAIR B-5000 User’s Guide
21-8 Configuration Scenarios
21.2 Network Topology: Wireless Bridge
This section describes several main types of installations commonly implemented using the ZyAIR. This is
by no means intended to be an exhaustive list of all possible configurations, but rather shows examples of
some of the more common implementations. The Wireless Bridge can be configured into two roles:
Central Wireless Router/Bridge and Remote Wireless Router/Bridge to setup the broadband wireless
point-to-multipoint systems, see Figure 2 of the Quick Installation Guide for bridging application.
Both the Central Wireless Router/Bridge and the Remote Wireless Router/Bridge can function in router
or bridge modes. In a Point-to-Multipoint topology, all communication between network systems is done
through a centralized agent. In the Outdoor Wireless Router/Bridge product, the centralized agent is a
Central Wireless Router or Central Wireless Bridge and the individual network nodes may be Remote
Wireless Router or Remote Wireless Bridge.
To show some possibilities of Point-to-Multipoint topologies, the following examples are provided:
 Remote Wireless Bridge-to-Central Wireless Bridge
 Remote Wireless Router-to-Central Wireless Bridge
 Remote Wireless Bridge-to-Central Wireless Router
 Remote Wireless Router-to-Central Wireless Router
21.2.1 Configure the ZyAIR
The ZyAIR can be configured into two operation roles:
Central Wireless Router/Bridge and Remote Wireless Router/Bridge.
Central Wireless Router/Bridge can be configured in four operation modes
 Central Wireless Bridge
 Central Wireless Router with PPP over Ethernet (PPPoE)
 Central Wireless Router with Dynamic IP Address (DHCP Client)
 Central Wireless Router with Static IP Address (Fixed IP)
Remote Wireless Router/Bridge can perform in two operation modes:
 Remote Wireless Bridge
 Remote Wireless Router
The ZyAIR is shipped with default configuration is as a bridge between an Ethernet and wireless network.
Users simply need to attach the ZyAIR to your wired LAN. If users would like to configure the ZyAIR,
please refer to the following procedures.