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    www .zyxel.com G-210H 802.1 1b/g Wireless USB Adapter User ’ s Guide V ersion 1.00 3/2007 Edition 1[...]

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    About This User's Guide G-210H User’s Guide 3 About This User's Guide Intended Audience This manual is intended for pe ople who want to configure th e G-210H using the ZyXEL utility in W indows. Y ou should have at least a basic knowledg e of TCP/IP networking concepts and topology . Related Document ation • Quick Start Guide The Quic[...]

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    Document Conventions G-210H User’s Guide 4 Document Conventions W arnings and Notes These are how warnings and notes are shown in this User ’ s Guide. 1 W arnings tell you about things that could harm you or your device. " Notes tell you other important informati on (for example, other things you may need to configure or helpful tip s) or [...]

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    Document Conventions G-210H User’s Guide 5 Icons Used in Figures Figures in this User ’ s Guide may use the following generic icons. AP Computer Notebook computer Server Wireless Signal Modem or Router Internet Cloud[...]

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    Safety Warnings G-210H User’s Guide 6 Safety Warnings 1 For your safety , be sure to read and follow all warni ng notices and instructions. • Do NOT use this product near water , for example, in a wet basement or near a swimming pool. • Do NOT expose your device to dampness, dust or corrosive liquids. • Do NOT store thin gs on the device. ?[...]

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    Contents Overview G-210H User’s Guide 7 Contents Overview Getting S tarted ... ................. ................ ................ ................ ................ ................ ........... ............ 15 T utorial ...... ................ ................ ................ ................ ................. ................ ............. .. .[...]

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    Contents Overview G-210H User’s Guide 8[...]

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    Table of Contents G-210H User’s Guide 9 Table of Contents About This User's Guide ........................................... ............................................................. .. 3 Document Conventions.................................................................. ......................................... .4 Safety Warnings ..[...]

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    Table of Contents G-210H User’s Guide 10 4.3 The Site Survey Screen ................ ................ ................ ................ ................ ................ .... ... 31 4.3.1 Security Settings .......... ................ ................. ................ ................ ................ ............ .3 2 4.4 The Profile S creen ...[...]

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    List of Figures G-210H User’s Guide 11 List of Figures Figure 1 Application: Infrastruc ture . ................ ................ ................ ................ ................ ........ ............... 16 Figure 2 Application: Ad-Hoc ............. ................ ................... ................. ................ ................ ...... .[...]

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    List of Figure s G-210H User’s Guide 12 Figure 39 Windows XP SP2: Wireless Network Connection S tatus ....... ................ ................ ............. ... 58 Figure 40 Windows XP SP1: Wireless Network Connection Properties ............. ................. ................ ... 58 Figure 41 Windows XP SP2: Wireless Network Connection Properti[...]

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    List of Tables G-210H User’s Guide 13 List of Tables T able 1 ZyXEL Utility: Sy stem T ray Icon in Window s ........ ................ .................... ................ ............... .1 7 T able 2 ZyXEL Utility Menu Summary ............ ................... ................ ................ ................. ........... ........ 29 T able 3 L[...]

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    List of Tables G-210H User’s Guide 14[...]

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    G-210H User’s Guide 15 C HAPTER 1 Getting Started This chapter introduces the G-210H and prep ares you to use the ZyXEL utility in W indows. 1.1 About Y our G-210H The G-210H is an IEEE 802.1 1b/g compliant wireless LAN adapt e r . The ZyXEL utility is a tool that helps you con figure your G-210H. See the appendix for detailed product specificati[...]

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    Chapter 1 Getting Star ted G-210H User’s Guide 16 Figure 1 Application: Infrastructure 1.2.2 Ad-Hoc T o set up a small indepe ndent wireless workgroup without an AP , use Ad-Hoc . Ad-Hoc does not require an AP or a wired network. T wo or more wireless clients (wireless stations) in Ad-Hoc mode communi cate directly to each other . Figure 2 Applic[...]

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    Chapter 1 Getting Started G-210H User’s Guide 17 1.3.1 ZyXEL Utility Icon After you install and start the ZyXEL utility , an icon for the ZyXEL utility appears in the system tray . " The ZyXEL utility system tr ay icon displays only when the G-210H is installed properly . Figure 3 ZyXEL Utility: System Tray Icon in Windows In W indows, the c[...]

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    Chapter 1 Getting Star ted G-210H User’s Guide 18 Refer to the appendices for information on how to use WZC to manage the G-210H. T o re-activate the ZyXEL utility , double-click the ( ) icon on your desktop or click St a r t , (All) Pr ograms , ZyXEL G-210H Utility , ZyXEL G-210H Utility . 1.4.2 Accessing the ZyXEL Utility Double-click on the Zy[...]

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    G-210H User’s Guide 19 C HAPTER 2 Tutorial The following sections show you how to join a wireless networ k using the ZyXEL utility , as in the following diagrams. The wireless client is labeled C and the access point is labeled AP . Figure 5 Infrastructure Network There are three ways to connect the wire less client (the G-210H) to a network. •[...]

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    Chapter 2 Tutorial G-210H User’s Guide 20 Figure 6 ZyXEL Utility: Site Survey 2 The wireless client automatically search es for available wireless networks. Click Scan if you want to search again. If no entry displays in the A vailable Network List , that means there is no wireless network available within range. Make sure the AP or peer computer[...]

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    Chapter 2 Tutorial G-210H User’s Guide 21 5 The ZyXEL utility returns to the Link Info screen while it connects to the wireless network using your settings. When the wire less link is established, the ZyXEL utility icon in the system tr ay turns green and the Link Info screen displays details of the active connection. Check the network informatio[...]

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    Chapter 2 Tutorial G-210H User’s Guide 22 Figure 9 ZyXEL Utility: Profile 2 The Add New Profile screen appears. The wireless client automatically searc hes for available wireless networks, which are displayed in th e SSID drop-down list box. Y ou can also configure your profile for a wire less network that is not in the list. Figure 10 ZyXEL Util[...]

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    Chapter 2 Tutorial G-210H User’s Guide 23 Figure 1 1 ZyXEL Utility: Profile Security 5 This screen varies dependi ng on the security mode you selected. In this example, enter the pre-shared key and leave the en cryption type at the default setting. 6 Click Save to save and go to the next screen. 7 Click Activate Now to use the new profile immedia[...]

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    Chapter 2 Tutorial G-210H User’s Guide 24 10 If you cannot access the Internet, go back to the Profile scre en. Select the profile you are using and click Edit . Check the details you entered previously . Also, refer to the T roubleshooting section of this User's Gu ide or contact your network administrator if necessary .[...]

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    G-210H User’s Guide 25 C HAPTER 3 Wireless LAN Network This chapter provides backgro u nd in formation on wireless LAN network. 3.1 Wireless LAN Overview The following figure pro vides an exampl e of a wireless network with an AP . See Figure 2 on page 16 for an Ad Hoc network example. Figure 13 Example of a Wireless Network The wireless network [...]

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    Chapter 3 Wireless LAN Network G-210H User’s Guide 26 • Every device in the same wireless network must use security compatible with the AP or peer computer . Security stops unauthorized devices from using the wireless network. It ca n also protect the information that is sent in the wireless network. 3.2 Wireless LAN Security W ireless LAN secu[...]

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    Chapter 3 Wirel ess LAN Network G-210H User’s Guide 27 • Open system mode is implemented for ease-of-use and when secu rity is not an issue. The wireless station and the AP or peer computer do not share a secret key . Thus the wireless stations can associate with any AP or peer co mputer and listen to any transmitted data t h at is not encrypte[...]

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    Chapter 3 Wireless LAN Network G-210H User’s Guide 28 3.2.1.4 WP A-None Similar to static WEP encryption, WP A-None us es a static pre-shared key to encrypt data transmitted between the wireless devices (in Ad-hoc mode), an d there is no authentication involved (unlike WP A-PSK). But WP A-None prov ides stronger encryp tion than static WEP by usi[...]

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    G-210H User’s Guide 29 C HAPTER 4 ZyXEL Utility Configuration This chapter shows you how to use the ZyXEL utility to configure your G-210H. 4.1 ZyXEL Utility Screen Summary This section describes th e ZyXEL utility screens. Figure 14 ZyXEL Utility Menu Summary The following table describes the menus. 4.2 The Link Info Screen When the ZyXEL utilit[...]

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    Chapter 4 ZyXEL Ut ility Configuration G-210H User’s Guide 30 Figure 15 Link Info The following table describes the labels in this screen. T able 3 Link Info LABEL DESCRIPTION Wireless Network S tatus Profile Name This is the name of the profile you are currently using. Network Name (SSID) The SSID identifies the wireless netw ork to which a wire[...]

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    Chapter 4 ZyXEL Utility Configuration G-210H User’s Guide 31 4.3 The Site Survey Screen Use the Site Survey screen to scan for and connect to a wireless network automatically . Figure 16 Site Survey Signal S treng th This field displa ys whether the signal streng th is Weak , Normal or Good , and the percentage of the G-210H’s signal strength. [...]

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    Chapter 4 ZyXEL Ut ility Configuration G-210H User’s Guide 32 The following table describes the labels in this screen. 4.3.1 Security Settings When you co nfigure the G-210H to conn ect to a network with wireless security activated and the security settings are different on the G-210H , the screen varies accor ding to the security mode used by th[...]

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    Chapter 4 ZyXEL Utility Configuration G-210H User’s Guide 33 4.3.1.1 WEP Encryption Figure 17 Security Setting: WEP The following table describes the labels in this screen. T able 5 Security Se tting: WEP LABEL DESCRIPTION Security Setting Security Select WEP from the drop-down list. Authentication Select an authent ication method. Ch oices are O[...]

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    Chapter 4 ZyXEL Ut ility Configuration G-210H User’s Guide 34 4.3.1.2 WP A-PSK/WP A2-PSK Figure 18 Security Setting: WP A-PSK/WPA2-P SK The following table describes the labels in this screen. T able 6 Security Setting: WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK LABEL DESCRIPTION Security Select WP A-PSK or WP A2-PSK from the drop-down list. Encryption The encrypt ion mec[...]

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    Chapter 4 ZyXEL Utility Configuration G-210H User’s Guide 35 4.3.1.3 WP A/WP A2 4.3.1.3.1 Encryption Figure 19 Security Setting: WP A/WP A2: Encryption The following table describes the labels in this screen. 4.3.1.3.2 Authentication Figure 20 Security Setting: WP A/WP A2: Authentication T able 7 Security Set ting: WP A/WP A2: Encryption LABEL DE[...]

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    Chapter 4 ZyXEL Ut ility Configuration G-210H User’s Guide 36 The following table describes the labels in this screen. T able 8 Security Set ting: WP A/WP A2: Authentication LABEL DESCRIPTION Authentication Ty p e The type of authentication you use dep ends on the RADIUS server or AP . Select an auth entication method fr o m the drop down list. O[...]

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    Chapter 4 ZyXEL Utility Configuration G-210H User’s Guide 37 4.3.1.3.3 Certificate Figure 21 Security Setting: WP A/WP A2: Certificate The following table describes the labels in this screen. 4.3.1.4 IEEE 802.1x Configure IEEE 802.1x security with various authentication methods in this screen. T able 9 Security Setting: WP A/WP A2: Certificate LA[...]

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    Chapter 4 ZyXEL Ut ility Configuration G-210H User’s Guide 38 4.3.1.4.1 Encryption Figure 22 Security Setting: I EEE 802.1x: Encryption The following table describes the labels in this screen. 4.3.1.4.2 Authentication Figure 23 Security Setting: IEEE 802.1x: Authentication T able 10 Security Setting: I EEE 802.1x: Encryption LABEL DESCRIPTION Sec[...]

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    Chapter 4 ZyXEL Utility Configuration G-210H User’s Guide 39 The following table describes the labels in this screen. Ta b l e 11 Security Setting: IEEE 802.1x: Authentication LABEL DESCRIPTION Authentication Ty p e The type of authentication you use dep ends on the RADIUS server or AP . Select an auth entication method fr o m the drop down list.[...]

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    Chapter 4 ZyXEL Ut ility Configuration G-210H User’s Guide 40 4.3.1.4.3 Certificate Figure 24 Security Setting: I EEE 802.1x: Certificate The following table describes the labels in this screen. 4.4 The Profile Screen A profile is a set of wireless para meters that you need to connect to a wi reless netw ork. W ith a profile activated, each time [...]

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    Chapter 4 ZyXEL Utility Configuration G-210H User’s Guide 41 Click the Profile tab in the ZyXEL utility program to display the Profile screen as shown next. The profile function allows you to save the wireless network settin gs in this screen, or use one of the pre-configured network profiles. Figure 25 Profile The following table describes the l[...]

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    Chapter 4 ZyXEL Ut ility Configuration G-210H User’s Guide 42 4.4.1 Adding a New Prof ile Follow the steps below to add a new profile. 1 Click Add in the Pr ofile sc reen. An Add New Profile screen displays as shown next. Click Next to continue. The screen varies slightly depending on t he network type you selected. Figure 26 Profile: Add a New P[...]

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    Chapter 4 ZyXEL Utility Configuration G-210H User’s Guide 43 2 If you select Infrastructure network type in the first screen, select WEP , WP A-PSK , WP A , WP A2-PSK , WP A2 or 802.1x from the drop-down list box to enable data encryption. If you select Ad- hoc network type in the first screen, you can only use WP A-NONE or WEP encryption method.[...]

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    Chapter 4 ZyXEL Ut ility Configuration G-210H User’s Guide 44 Figure 27 Profile: Security Settings 3 The screen varies de pending on the encryptio n method you selected in the previous screen. The settings must be exactly the same on the APs or other peer wireless computers as they are on the G-210H. Refer to Section 4.3.1 on pag e 32 for detaile[...]

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    Chapter 4 ZyXEL Utility Configuration G-210H User’s Guide 45 " Once you activate a profile, the ZyXEL utility will use that profile the next time it is started. Figure 29 Profile: Activate the Profile 4.5 The Adapter Screen T o set the advanced features on the G-210H, click the Adapter tab. Figure 30 Adapter[...]

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    Chapter 4 ZyXEL Ut ility Configuration G-210H User’s Guide 46 The following table describes the labels in this screen. 4.5.1 WMM Advanced Setting Click Enable WMM in the Adapter screen to configure advanced WMM settings. T able 15 Adapter LABEL DESCRIPTION Adapter Setting T ransfer Rate In most networking scenarios, the factory default Auto setti[...]

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    Chapter 4 ZyXEL Utility Configuration G-210H User’s Guide 47 Figure 31 Adapter: WMM Advanced Setting The following table describes the labels in this screen. T able 16 Adapter: WMM Advanced Setting LABEL DESCRIPTION WMM-Power Save Enabl e Select this option to extend the battery life of your mobile de vices (especially useful for small devices th[...]

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    Chapter 4 ZyXEL Ut ility Configuration G-210H User’s Guide 48 MAC Address This field displays th e MAC addr ess of the DLS-enabled devi ce to which the G- 210H is connecting directly . T imeOut This field displays th e timeout value. Delete Select an entry and click Delete to remove it from the table. Back Click Back to re turn to the Adapter scr[...]

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    G-210H User’s Guide 49 C HAPTER 5 Maintenance This chapter describes how to unin stall or upgrade the ZyXEL utility . 5.1 The About Screen The About screen displays driver and util ity versio n numbers of the G-210H. T o display the screen as shown below , click the about ( ) button. Figure 32 About The following table describes the r ead-only fi[...]

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    Chapter 5 Maintenan ce G-210H User’s Guide 50 2 When prompted, cli ck Remove all to remove the driver and the utility software. Figure 33 Windows: Uninstall: Confirm 3 Click Finish to complete uninstalling the softwa re and restart the computer when prompted. Figure 34 Windows: Uninstall: Finish[...]

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    Chapter 5 Maint enance G-210H User’s Guide 51 5.2.2 Macintosh 1 Insert the included CD into the CD-ROM drive. An icon for the CD appears. 2 Double-click the CD's icon. 3 Double-click the Mac Driver folder . 4 Double-click the .dmg file. 5 Double-click your Macintos h OS’ s driver fold er . The .co mmand and .pkg files will be created. Figu[...]

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    Chapter 5 Maintenan ce G-210H User’s Guide 52 Figure 37 Mac OS 10.4: Uninstall command completed 5.3 Upgrading the ZyXEL Utility " Before you uninstall the ZyXEL utility , take note of your curr ent wireless configurations. T o perform the upgrade, follow the steps below . 1 Download the latest version of the utility fro m the ZyXEL web site[...]

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    G-210H User’s Guide 53 C HAPTER 6 Troubleshooting This chapter offers some suggestions to so lve problems you might encounter . V The ZyXEL utility ic on does not display . 1 If you install the Funk Odyssey Client software on the computer, uninstall (remove) both the Funk Odyssey Client software and ZyX EL utility , and then install the ZyXEL uti[...]

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    Chapter 6 Troub leshooting G-210H User’s Guide 54 V The computer with the G-210H install ed cannot communicate with the other computer(s). In Infrastructure Mode 1 Make sure that the AP and the associated co mputers are turned on and working properly . 2 Make sure the G-210H computer and the associated AP use the same SSID. 3 Change the AP and th[...]

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    G-210H User’s Guide 55 A PPENDIX A Product S pecifications T able 18 Product Specifications PHYSICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL Product Name ZyXEL G-210H 802.1 1b/g Wi reless USB Adapter Interface USB 2.0 compatible S tandards IEEE 802.1 1b IEEE 802.1 1g Network Architectu res Infrastructure Ad-Hoc Operating T emperature 0 ~ 45 degrees Centigrade S torage[...]

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    Appendix A Product Specifications G-210H User’s Guide 56 ZyXEL Utility ZyXEL Wireless Configuration T ool Security 64/128-bit WEP WP A/WP A-PSK/WP A2/WP A2-PSK WP A-None (Ad-Hoc mode ) IEEE 802.1x T able 18 Product Specifications (continued)[...]

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    G-210H User’s Guide 57 A PPENDIX B Management with W ireless Zero Configuration This appendix shows you how to manage your G-210H using the W indows XP wireless zero configuration tool. Be sure you have the W indows XP service pack 2 installed on your comput er . Otherwise, you should at least have the W indows XP service pa ck 1 already on your [...]

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    Appendix B Management with Wireless Zero Configuration G-210H User’s Guide 58 Figure 39 Windows XP SP2: Wireless Ne twork Connec tion S tatus 4 The W ireless Network Connection Properties sc reen displays. Click the Wir eless Networks tab. Make sure the Use Windows to configur e my wireless network settings check box is selected. Figure 40 Window[...]

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    Appendix B Management with Wireless Zero Configuration G-210H User’s Guide 59 Figure 41 Windows XP SP2: Wireless Ne twork Connect ion Properties If you see the following screen, refer to artic le 871 122 on the Microsoft web site for information on start ing WZC. Figure 42 Windows XP SP2: WZC Not Available Connecting to a Wireless Network 1 Doubl[...]

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    Appendix B Management with Wireless Zero Configuration G-210H User’s Guide 60 Figure 43 Windows XP SP2: System T ray Icon The type of the wireless network icon in W ind ows XP SP2 indicates the status of the G-210H. Refer to the following table for details. 2 W indows XP SP2: In the W ireless Network Connection S tatus screen, click Vi e w Wir el[...]

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    Appendix B Management with Wireless Zero Configuration G-210H User’s Guide 61 Figure 45 Windows XP SP1: Wireless Ne twork Connec tion S tatus 3 W indows XP SP2: Click Refr esh network list to reload and search for available wireless devices within transmission range. Se lect a wireless network in the list and click Connect to join the selected wi[...]

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    Appendix B Management with Wireless Zero Configuration G-210H User’s Guide 62 The following table describes the ic ons in the wireless network list. W indows XP SP1: Click Refr esh to re load and search for available wireless devices within transmission range. Select a wireless network in the A vailable networks list, click Configure and set the [...]

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    Appendix B Management with Wireless Zero Configuration G-210H User’s Guide 63 Figure 48 Windows XP SP2: W ireless Networ k Connection: WEP or WP A-PSK Figure 49 Windows XP SP2: Wireless Netw ork Connection: No Security 5 V erify that you have successfully connec ted to the selected network and check the connection status in the wireless networ k [...]

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    Appendix B Management with Wireless Zero Configuration G-210H User’s Guide 64 Figure 50 Windows XP : Wireless (netwo rk) properties: Association The following table describes the labels in this screen. T able 22 Windows XP: Wireless (network ) properties: Association LABEL DESCRIPTION Network name (SSID) This field displays the SSID (Service Set [...]

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    Appendix B Management with Wireless Zero Configuration G-210H User’s Guide 65 Authentication Click the Authentication tab in the Wir eless (network) prop erties screen to display the screen shown next. Th e fields on this screen ar e grayed out when the network is in Ad-Hoc mode or data encryption is disabled. Figure 51 Windows XP: Wireless (netw[...]

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    Appendix B Management with Wireless Zero Configuration G-210H User’s Guide 66 Authentication Properties Select an EAP authen tication type in the W ireless (network) properties: Authentication screen and clic k the Properties button to display th e following screen. Protected EAP Properties Figure 52 Windows XP : Protected E AP Properties The fol[...]

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    Appendix B Management with Wireless Zero Configuration G-210H User’s Guide 67 Smart Card or other Certificate Proper ties Figure 53 Windows XP: Smart Card or other Certificate Properties The following table describes the labels in this screen. OK Click OK to save your changes. Cancel Click Cancel to leave this screen without savi ng any changes y[...]

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    Appendix B Management with Wireless Zero Configuration G-210H User’s Guide 68 Ordering the Preferred Networks Follow the steps below to manage y our preferred networks. 1 W indows XP SP2: Click Chang e the order of preferr ed networks in the W ireless Network Connection screen (see Figure 46 on page 61 ). The screen displays as shown. Figure 54 W[...]

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    Appendix B Management with Wireless Zero Configuration G-210H User’s Guide 69 Figure 55 Windows XP SP1: Wireless Ne tworks: Prefe rred Networks 2 Whenever the G-210H tries to connect to a new network, the new network is added in the Pr eferred networks table automatically . Select a network and click Move up or Move down to change it's order[...]

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    Appendix B Management with Wireless Zero Configuration G-210H User’s Guide 70[...]

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    G-210H User’s Guide 71 A PPENDIX C Wireless Security T ypes of EAP Authentication This section discusses some popular authen tication types: EAP-MD5, EAP-TLS, EAP-TTLS, PEAP and LEAP . Y our wireless LAN device may not support all authentication types. EAP (Extensible Authentication Protocol) is an au thentication protocol that runs on top of the[...]

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    Appendix C Wireless Secu rity G-210H User’s Guide 72 EAP-TTLS (T unneled T ransport Layer Service) EAP-TTLS is an extension of the EAP-TLS authentication that uses certificates for only the server-side authentications to establish a secure connection. Client authen tication is then done by sending username and password throug h the secure connect[...]

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    Appendix C Wireless Security G-210H User’s Guide 73 WP A and WP A2 W i-Fi Protected Access (WP A) is a subset of the IEEE 802.1 1i standard. WP A2 (IEEE 802.1 1i) is a wireless security standard that defines stronger encryp tion, a uthentication and key manage ment than WP A. Key differences between WP A(2) and WEP are improved data encryption an[...]

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    Appendix C Wireless Secu rity G-210H User’s Guide 74 By generating unique data encryption keys for ev ery data packet and by creating an integrity checking mechanism (MIC), with TKIP and AES it is more difficult to decrypt data on a W i-Fi network than WEP and dif ficult for an intruder to break into the network. The encryption mechanisms used fo[...]

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    Appendix C Wireless Security G-210H User’s Guide 75 Figure 56 WP A-PSK Authentication WP A(2) with RADIUS Application Example T o set up WP A(2), you need the IP address of the RADIUS server , its port number (default is 1812), and the RADIUS shared secret. A WP A( 2) applic ation example with an external RADIUS server looks as follows. "A&q[...]

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    Appendix C Wireless Secu rity G-210H User’s Guide 76 Security Parameters Summary Refer to this table to see what other secur ity parameters you should configure for each authentication method or ke y management protocol type . MAC address filters are not dependent on how you config ure these security features. T able 27 Wireless Security Relation[...]

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    G-210H User’s Guide 77 A PPENDIX D Setting up Y our Computer ’ s IP Address All computers must have a 10M or 100M Et hernet adapter card and TCP/IP installed. W indows 95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP , Macintosh OS 7 and later opera ting systems and all versions of UNIX/LINUX include the software components you need to install and use TCP/ IP on your compu[...]

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    Appendix D Setting up Your Computer’s IP Address G-210H User’s Guide 78 Figure 58 WIndows 95/98/Me: Network: Co nfiguration Inst alling Components The Network window Configuration tab displays a list of installed components. Y ou need a network adapter , the TCP/IP protocol and Client for Microsoft Netwo rks. If you need the adapter: 1 In the N[...]

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    Appendix D Setting up Your Computer’s IP Address G-210H User’s Guide 79 Configuring 1 In the Network window Configuration tab, select your network adapter's TCP/IP entry and click Properties 2 Click the IP Address tab. • If your IP address is dynamic, select Obtain an IP address automatically . • If you have a static IP address, select[...]

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    Appendix D Setting up Your Computer’s IP Address G-210H User’s Guide 80 Figure 60 Windows 95/98/Me: TCP/IP Properties: DNS Configuration 4 Click the Gateway tab. • If you do not know you r gateway’ s IP addr ess, remove previously installed gateways. • If you have a gateway IP address, type it in the New gateway field and click Add . 5 Cl[...]

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    Appendix D Setting up Your Computer’s IP Address G-210H User’s Guide 81 Figure 61 Windows XP : S tart Menu 2 For W indows XP , click Network Connections . For W indows 2000/NT , click Network and Dial-up Connections . Figure 62 Windows XP: Control Panel 3 Right-click Local Area Connection and then click Pr operties .[...]

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    Appendix D Setting up Your Computer’s IP Address G-210H User’s Guide 82 Figure 63 Windows XP: Control Panel: Network Connections: Properties 4 Select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) (under the Genera l tab in W in XP) and click Properties . Figure 64 Windows XP: Loca l Area Connection Properties 5 The Internet Protocol TCP/IP Properties window opens[...]

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    Appendix D Setting up Your Computer’s IP Address G-210H User’s Guide 83 Figure 65 Windows XP : Advanced TCP/ IP Settings 6 If you do not know your gateway's IP address, remove any previously installe d gateways in the IP Settings tab and click OK . Do one or more of the fo llowing if you want to configure additi onal IP addresses: •I n t[...]

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    Appendix D Setting up Your Computer’s IP Address G-210H User’s Guide 84 If you have previously co nfigured DNS servers, click Advanced and then the DNS tab to order them. Figure 66 Windows XP: Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Prope rties 8 Click OK to close the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties window . 9 Click OK to close the Local Area Connecti[...]

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    Appendix D Setting up Your Computer’s IP Address G-210H User’s Guide 85 Figure 67 Macintosh OS 8/9: Apple Menu 2 Select Ethernet built-in from the Connect via list. Figure 68 Macintosh OS 8/9: TCP/IP 3 For dynamically assigned settings, select Using DHCP Server from the Configure: list. 4 For statically assigned settings, do the following:[...]

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    Appendix D Setting up Your Computer’s IP Address G-210H User’s Guide 86 •F r o m t h e Configure box, select Manually . • T ype your IP address in the IP Address box. • T ype your subnet mask in the Subnet mask box. • T ype the IP address of your gateway in the Router address box if you hav e one. 5 Close the TCP/IP Contr ol Panel . 6 C[...]

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    Appendix D Setting up Your Computer’s IP Address G-210H User’s Guide 87 Figure 70 Macintosh OS X: Network 4 For statically assigned settings, do the following: •F r o m t h e Configure box, select Manually . • T ype your IP address in the IP Address box. • T ype your subnet mask in the Subnet mask box. • T ype the IP address of your gat[...]

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    Appendix D Setting up Your Computer’s IP Address G-210H User’s Guide 88[...]

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    G-210H User’s Guide 89 A PPENDIX E Legal Information Copyright Copyright © 2007 by ZyXEL Communications Corporation. The contents of this publication may not be reprod uced in any part or as a whole, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, tran slated into any language, or transmitted in any form or by any means, el ectronic, mechanical , mag[...]

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    Appendix E Legal In formation G-210H User’s Guide 90 If this device does cause harmful inte rference to radio/television reception, which can be determined by turning th e device off and on, the user is enc ouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: 1 Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. 2 Increase[...]

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    Appendix E Legal Information G-210H User’s Guide 91 ZyXEL Limited W arranty ZyXEL warrants to the original en d user (purchaser) that this product is free from any defects in materials or workmansh ip for a period of up to two ye ars from the date of purchase. During the warranty period, and upon proof of purchase, should the product have indicat[...]

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    Appendix E Legal In formation G-210H User’s Guide 92[...]

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    G-210H User’s Guide 93 A PPENDIX F Customer Support Please have the following information r eady when you contact customer support. Required Information • Product model and serial number . • W arranty Information. • Date that you received your de vice. • Brief description of the problem and the steps you took to solv e it. Corporate Headq[...]

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    Appendix F Custom er Support G-210H User’s Guide 94 Denmark • Support E-mail: support@zyxel.dk • Sales E-mail: sales@zyxel.dk • T elephone: +45-39-55-07-00 • Fax: +45-39-55-07-07 • W eb Site: www .zyxel.dk • Re g u la r Ma i l : ZyXEL Communications A/ S, Columbusvej, 2860 Soebor g, Denmark Finland • Support E-mail: support@zyxel.fi[...]

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    Appendix F Customer Support G-210H User’s Guide 95 • T elephone: +7-3272-590-698 • Fax: +7-327 2-590-689 • W eb Site: www .zyxel.kz • Re g u l ar Ma i l : ZyXEL Kazakhstan, 43, Dostyk ave.,Office 414, Dost yk Business Centre, 050010, Almaty , Republic of Kazakhstan North America • Support E-mail: support@zyxel.com • Sales E-mail: sale[...]

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    Appendix F Custom er Support G-210H User’s Guide 96 • W eb Site: www .zyxel.es • Re g ul a r M a il : ZyXEL Communications, Arte, 21 5ª planta, 28033 Madrid, Spain Sweden • Support E-mail: support@zyxel.se • Sales E-mail: sales@zyxel.se • T elephone: +46-31-744-7700 • Fax: +46-31-744-7701 • W eb Site: www .zyxel.se • Re g ul a r [...]

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    Index G-210H User’s Guide 97 Index Numerics 1 1B/G protection 46 A About 49 About your ZyXEL G-210H 15 access point 25 access point. See also AP . activating a profile 45 Adapter 45 Ad-Hoc 16 Advanced Encryption St andard 27 , 73 advanced settings 45 AP 25 AP . See also access point. authentication method open system 27 shared key 27 C CA 71 Cert[...]

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    Index G-210H User’s Guide 98 L link informatio n 29 Link quality 31 M Message Integrity Check (MIC) 27 , 73 N network type 30 Noise leve l 31 P P A2-PSK 34 Pairwise Master Key (PMK) 73 , 74 Preamble 43 product registration 91 product specifications 55 profile 30 , 41 activation 44 add new 41 , 42 delete 42 edit 42 Q Quick S tart Guide 16 R regist[...]

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    Index G-210H User’s Guide 99 Windows XP 17 wireless client 25 wireless LAN introduction 25 security 26 Wireless LAN (WLAN) 25 wireless network 25 wireless standard 55 WLAN Security parameters 76 WMM (Wi-Fi MultiMedia) 46 WMM-power save 47 WP A 27 , 35 , 73 with RADIUS application example 75 WP A2 27 , 35 , 73 with RADIUS application example 75 WP[...]

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    Index G-210H User’s Guide 100[...]