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.
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 WiFi and WiFi security settings.
Step 1 Time Settings
Use this screen to configure the Zyxel Device’s country code, time zone and daylight saving time.
• Country: Select the country where the Zyxel Device is located.
The Country field is not available for the USA in order to comply with the U.S. laws, policies and regulations.• Time Zone: Select the time zone of your Zyxel Device’s location. This will set the time difference between your time zone and Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). UTC is a standard time for use around the world (formerly known as Greenwich Mean Time or GMT). UTC is an international abbreviation that is neither French nor English. It means both "Temps Universel Coordonné" and "Coordinated Universal Time".
• Enable Daylight Saving: Select this option if the location in which your Zyxel Device is uses Daylight Saving Time. Configure the date 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 Exit to close the wizard without saving.
Step 2 Uplink Connection
Use this screen to configure the Zyxel Device’s IP address.
Uplink Connection: Select Auto (DHCP) if the Zyxel Device is connected to a router with 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.
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/gateway that helps forward traffic.
• a DNS server's IP address. The Domain Name System (DNS) maps a domain name to an IP address and so on. The DNS server is extremely important because without it, you must know the IP address of a computer before you can access it.
Click Back to return to the previous screen. Click Next to proceed. Click Exit to close the wizard without saving.
Step 3 SSID
Use this screen to enable, disable or edit an SSID profile. An SSID profile is a configuration template for SSID (Service Set IDentifier). It allows you to configure the SSID settings such as WiFi network name, VLAN ID, frequency band and security. You can configure multiple SSID profiles to provide different network access for various user groups.
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.
You must configure the first SSID in the list (default SSID).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 WiFi network.
• Status: Select Active to apply this SSID profile on all the radios. Select Inactive to create the SSID profile without applying this SSID on any radio.
• VLAN ID: Enter a VLAN ID for the Zyxel Device to use to tag traffic originating from this SSID.
• Band: Select the WiFi band which this profile should use. 2.4 GHz is the frequency used by IEEE 802.11b/g/n/ax WiFi clients. 5 GHz is the frequency used by IEEE 802.11a/n/ac/ax WiFi clients. 6 GHz is the frequency used by IEEE 802.11ax/be WiFi clients. See Zyxel Device Product Feature Comparison for models that support the 6 GHz band. See WiFi 6 (IEEE 802.11ax), WiFi 6E (IEEE 802.11ax - Extended Standard), and WiFi 7 (IEEE802.11be) for more information about the IEEE standards.
• Security Type: Select WPA2 or WPA3 to add security on this WiFi network (recommended). Select OPEN or Enhanced-Open to allow any WiFi client to associate this network without authentication.
• Transition Mode: Select WPA3 or Enhanced-Open for the Security Type to display this option. Select Transition Mode checkbox to enable this feature. Transition mode allows the Zyxel Device to create two virtual APs (VAPs): one using the primary (WPA3 or Enhanced-Open), and one using a fallback (WPA2 or none) security method. This allows both newer WiFi clients that support WPA3 and older clients that do not to connect to the Zyxel Device.
• Personal: Select this to store passwords for users on the Zyxel Device. Enter a pre-shared key of between 8 and 63 case-sensitive ASCII characters (including spaces and symbols) or 64 hexadecimal characters.
• Enterprise: Select this to store passwords for users on an external RADIUS authentication server. Select Primary / Secondary RADIUS Server checkbox to have the Zyxel Device use the specified RADIUS server. You have to enter the IP address, port number and shared secret password of the RADIUS server to be used for authentication.
Not all Zyxel Devices support the enterprise authentication settings; see Zyxel Device Product Feature Comparison for more information.Click OK to proceed. Click Cancel to close the screen without saving.
MLO in Firmware Version 7.20
To view the introduction of MLO (Multi-Link Operation), please refer to Multi-Link Operation (MLO) .
In firmware version 7.20, MLO is automatically enabled for WiFi networks using the 802.11be radio. However, you cannot use Open, WEP, WPA1, WPA2, WPA2-Mixed security settings for any WiFi network using this radio nor hide a WiFi network SSID. In Nebula, you also cannot use DPPSK (Dynamic Personal Pre-Shared Key).
If you configure any of these features for a WiFi network (SSID) using the 802.11be radio, then that WiFi network (SSID) will be disabled. You will see a log for this in the event logs. To re-enable the WiFi network (SSID), you must change the security setting to one of Open, WPA1, WPA2, WPA2-Mixed, unhide the SSID, and disable DPPSK (in Nebula).To minimize impact on your existing WiFi network configurations, that may be using the above settings, firmware version 7.20 will cause the 2.4 Ghz band to use the 802.11ax radio.
Open, WEP, WPA1, WPA2, WPA2-Mixed and DPPSK will only work in the 2.4 GHz band. If your WiFi clients in this band do not use these settings, then set the radio mode to 802.11be for full WiFi 7 MLO functionality.You should use WPA3, WPA3 Transition, or Enhanced Open security for WiFi networks using the 802.11be radio.
Version 7.20 Upgrade Automatic Changes
At the time of writing, upgrading to firmware version 7.20 will make these changes.
existing security | band | change |
|---|---|---|
Open | 2.4 GHz | None (recommend Enhanced Open) |
5 GHz | Enhanced Open | |
6 GHz | Enhanced Open | |
Enhanced Open Transition | 2.4 GHz | None (Recommend Enhanced Open unless legacy clients have connectivity issues.) |
5 GHz | Enhanced Open | |
6 GHz | Enhanced Open | |
Enhanced Open | 2.4 GHz | None |
5 GHz | None | |
WEP | 2.4 GHz | None (Recommend WPA3 Transition) |
5 GHz | WiFi network (SSID) is disabled. | |
WPA1 | 2.4 GHz | None (Recommend WPA3 Transition) |
5 GHz | WiFi network (SSID) is disabled. | |
WPA2 | 2.4 GHz | None (Recommend WPA3 Transition) |
5 GHz | WPA3 Transition | |
WPA2-Mixed | 2.4 GHz | None (Recommend WPA3 Transition) |
5 GHz | WiFi network (SSID) is disabled. | |
6 GHz | WiFi network (SSID) is disabled. | |
WPA2-Mixed Enterprise | 2.4 GHz | None (Recommend WPA3 Transition) |
5 GHz | WiFi network (SSID) is disabled. | |
6 GHz | WiFi network (SSID) is disabled. | |
WPA2- Enterprise | 2.4 GHz | None (Recommend WPA3 Transition) |
5 GHz | WPA3 Enterprise | |
6 GHz | WPA3 Enterprise | |
WPA3- Transition | 2.4 GHz | None |
5 GHz | None | |
6 GHz | WPA3 | |
WPA3 | 2.4 GHz | None |
5 GHz | None | |
6 GHz | None | |
WPA3 - Enterprise | 2.4 GHz | None |
5 GHz | None | |
6 GHz | None | |
DPPSK (in Nebula) | 2.4 GHz | None |
5 GHz | WiFi network (SSID) is disabled (Use the 802.11ax radio if you need DPPSK.) | |
6 GHz | WiFi network (SSID) is disabled (Use the 802.11ax radio if you need DPPSK.) |
Step 4 Radio
Use this screen to configure the Zyxel Device’s radio transmitter(s).
• Band: This displays the radio band.
• Channel Width: Select the channel bandwidth list you want to use on this radio. The Zyxel Device will automatically choose the most suitable channel bandwidth from the bandwidth list you select based on your environment and client device type. See Add or Edit Radio Profile.
• 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, 5 GHz and 6 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.
Reducing the output power also reduces the Zyxel Device’s effective broadcast radius.Click Back to return to the previous screen. Click Next to proceed. Click Exit to close the wizard without saving.
Step 5 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 Back to return to the previous screen or click Exit to close the wizard without saving.