ZyXEL Communications N4100 - Manual

The introduction of the ZyXEL N4100 Wireless Hotspot Gateway enables hospitality
businesses the opportunity to deploy the full range of internet services needed to create new
revenue streams and retain and attract customers. As an addition to the ZyXEL range of
Hotspot/Service Gateways, the ZyXEL N4100 Wireless Hotspot Gateway provides a fully
flexible solution supporting the IEEE 802.11b/g/n wireless standards.
Installing the latest 11n technology truly offers enhanced connectivity required within the
business, which in turn enables users a connection to the internet for all of the latest wireless
devices including laptops, notebooks, PDA’s, gaming devices and wifi mobile handsets. The
ZyXEL N4100 not only offers this flexible connectivity but also offers increased performance
and featuring 3 Transmitter x 3 Radio MIMO technology.
The ZyXEL N4100 is the latest WLAN Hotspot Gateway from an established world leader in
Internet hotspot solutions. The 11n-capable N4100 gateway is designed to work as an access
controller for service providers and hospitality businesses to deliver internet services with its
own unique built in billing system. It is an ideal solution for hotels, coffee shops, airports and
conference facilities to offer instant high-speed Internet connections.
In addition to the newly launched N4100, the ZyXEL Hotspot/Service Gateway Series is
complete with two other products, the WLAN Hotspot Gateway and Vantage Service
Gateway, to meet various needs.
Benefits
Standards Based High Performance Wireless Connectivity
In the high pressure always internet connected environment of today, people travel more and more
and need to stay connected to family, friends and their offices with a multitude of different wireless
mobile devices such as laptops, netbooks, smart phones and game consoles. This change in attitude
has driven the need for more bandwidth and higher density in internet wireless solutions offered
by hospitality businesses and WiFi service providers for public use. The ZyXEL N4100 Wireless LAN
Hotspot Gateway has been optimised to deliver flexible connectivity for WiFi devices through
standards based 11n RF wireless technology.
The new 11n WiFi standard offers a peak rate data throughput of up to 300 Mbps, providing
approximately five times the bandwidth compared to standard 11b/g WiFi devices. The N4100 also
offers 3 Transmit 3 Receive MIMO antenna technology and further 11n features to provide more
flexible and better coverage within the business location. With these advantages, the ZyXEL N4100
Hotspot Gateway offers many benefits to users wishing to deploy and use Internet services.
Key Features
Ł  Comprehensive Wireless
Internet Access Solution
Ł  “Z ero Configuration” IP Plug and
Play
Ł  Unique Ticket Printer for Easy
Service and Accounting
Ł  Web-based User Authentication,
Account Monitoring, Billing
Profiles
Ł  High Performance Standards
Based Solution
- IEEE 802.11b/g Support
(G-4100 v2)
- IEEE 802.11b/g/n Support
(N4100)
Ł  RADIUS Client, Walled Garden,
Advertising URL Links and
Forwarding to Portal
Ł  User Activities Logged with
Session Trace for Auditing
Ł  Comprehensive Range of
Gateways Providing Internet
Connectivity from 1 to 250 Users
- G-4100 v2 Up to 100 Users
- N4100 Up to 100 Users
- N4100 + Optional License Up to
200 Users
- VSG-1200 V2 Up to 250 Users
Enterprise
Wireless LAN
Hotspot/Service
Gateway Series
Enterprise
Wireless LAN
Hotspot/Service
Gateway Series