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ZyXEL G-202 802.1 1g Wireless USB Adapter User ’ s Guide V ersion 2.0 0 Edition 1 5/2007[...]

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ZyXEL G-202 User’s Guide Copyright 3 Copyright Copyright © 2007 by ZyXEL Communications Corpo ration. 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 , magnetic, optical,[...]

ZyXEL G-202 User’s Guide 4 Certifications Certifications Federal Communications Commissi on (FCC) Interference St atement The device complies with Part 15 of FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: • This device may not cause harmful interference. • This device must accept any interference rece ived, including interfe[...]

ZyXEL G-202 User’s Guide Certifications 5 依據 低功率電波輻射性 電機管理辦法 第十二條 經型式認證合 格之低功率射頻電機，非經許可，公司、商號或使用 者均不得擅自變更頻率、加大功 率或變更原設計之特性及功能。 第十四條 低功率射頻電 機之使用不得影響飛航安?[...]

ZyXEL G-202 User’s Guide 6 ZyXEL Limited Warranty ZyXEL Limited W arranty ZyXEL warrants to the original en d user (purchaser) that this product is free from any defects in materials or workmanship for a period of up to two (2) years from the date of purch ase. During the warranty period , and upon proof of p urchase, should the product hav e ind[...]

ZyXEL G-202 User’s Guide Customer Support 7 Customer Support Please have the following information r eady when you contact customer support. • Product model and serial number . • W arranty Information. • Date that you received your de vice. • Brief description of the problem and the steps yo u took to solve it. METHOD LOCATION SUPPORT E-M[...]

ZyXEL G-202 User’s Guide 8 Customer Suppo rt +” is the (prefix) number you enter to make an interna tional telephone call. NORWAY support@zyxel.no +47-22-80-61-80 www .zyxel.no ZyXEL Communications A/S Nils Hansens vei 13 0667 Oslo Norway sales@zyxel.no +47-22-80-61-81 POLAND info@pl.zyxel.com +48 (22) 333 8250 www .pl.zyxel.com ZyXEL Communica[...]

ZyXEL G-202 User’s Guide Table of Contents 9 T able of Content s Copyright .................................................. ................................................................ 3 Certifications ............................................ ................................................................ 4 ZyXEL Limited W arranty ....[...]

ZyXEL G-202 User’s Guide 10 Table of Contents 3.2.1 Hide SSID .............. ............. ............. ................ ............. ............. ............. ..34 3.2.2 MAC Address Filt er ... ............. ................. ............ ............. ................ ......... 34 3.2.3 User Authentication and Encry ption ................ .[...]

ZyXEL G-202 User’s Guide Table of Contents 11 6.3 Upgrading the ZyXE L Utility ............................ ............ ................. ............ ......... 68 Chapter 7 T roubleshooting .............................................. .................................................... 71 7.1 Problems S tarting the ZyXEL Utility ............[...]

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ZyXEL G-202 User’s Guide List of Figure s 13 List of Figures Figure 1 Application: Infrastructure ... ................ ............. ................ ............. .......... 20 Figure 2 Application: Ad-Hoc ................... ................ ................ ................ ............. 20 Figure 3 Application: Access Point Mode .......... ..[...]

ZyXEL G-202 User’s Guide 14 List of Figures Figure 39 Access Point Mode: Link Info ............ ................ ............. ................ ....... 62 Figure 40 Access Point Mode: Configuratio n ........... ............. ................ ............. ... 63 Figure 41 Access Point Mode: MAC Filt er ............................... ............[...]

ZyXEL G-202 User’s Guide List of Tables 15 List of T ables T able 1 ZyXEL Utility : System T ray Icon ........ ................ ................ ................ ....... 22 T able 2 ZyXEL Utility Menu Summary: S tation Mode ..................... .................... ... 41 T able 3 S tation Mode: Link Info ...................... ................ [...]

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ZyXEL G-202 User’s Guide Preface 17 Preface Congratulations on you r purchase of the ZyXEL G-202 802.1 1g W ireless USB Adapter. Y our G-202 is easy to install and configure. About This U ser's Guide This manual is designed to guide y ou through the configu ration of your G-202 fo r its various applications. Related Document ation • Suppor[...]

ZyXEL G-202 User’s Guide 18 Preface Graphics Icons Key Wireless Access Point Computer Notebook Computer Server Modem or Router Wireless Signal Internet Cloud[...]

ZyXEL G-202 User’s Guide Chapter 1 Getting Started 19 C HAPTER 1 Getting S t arted This chapter introduces the G-202 and prepares you to use the ZyXEL uti lity . 1.1 About Y our G-202 The G-202 is an IEEE 802.11b/g compliant wi reless LAN adapter . Y o u can also use the ZyXEL utility to turn your G-202 into an access point (AP). The Z yXEL utili[...]

ZyXEL G-202 User’s Guide 20 Chapter 1 Getting Started Figure 1 Application: Infrastructure 1.2.1.2 Ad-Hoc T o set up a small indepe ndent wireless workgroup without an AP , use Ad-Hoc . Ad-Hoc does not requi re an AP or a wired ne twork. T wo or more wireless clients communicate directly to each other . Figure 2 Application: Ad-Hoc[...]

ZyXEL G-202 User’s Guide Chapter 1 Getting Started 21 1.2.2 Access Point Mode Y ou can also set the G-202 to access point mode . In access point mode, your G-202 functions as an access point. This allows you to set up your w ireless networks without using a dedicated AP . The following figure shows a network example. Figure 3 Application: Access [...]

ZyXEL G-202 User’s Guide 22 Chapter 1 Getting Started 1.3 G-202 Hardware and Utility Inst allation Follow the instructions in the Quick S tart Guide to install the ZyXEL utility and make hardware connections . 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 . Note: [...]

ZyXEL G-202 User’s Guide Chapter 1 Getting Started 23 If you want to use WZC to configure the G-20 2, you need to disable the ZyXEL utility by right-clicking the utility icon ( ) in the system tray and selecting Exit . Figure 6 Enable WZC Refer to the appendices fo r information on how to u se WZC to manage the G-202. T o re-activate the ZyXEL ut[...]

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ZyXEL G-202 User’s Guide Chapter 2 Tutorial 25 C HAPTER 2 Tu t o r i a l 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 7 Infrastructure Network There are three ways to connect the wireless clie nt [...]

ZyXEL G-202 User’s Guide 26 Chapter 2 Tutorial Figure 8 ZyXEL Utility: Site Survey 2 The wireless client automatically searches for available wireless networks. Click Scan if you want to search again. If no entry di splays in the A vailable Network List , that means there is no wireless network available within ra nge. Make sure the AP or peer co[...]

ZyXEL G-202 User’s Guide Chapter 2 Tutorial 27 Figure 10 ZyXEL Utility: Confirm Save 6 The ZyXEL utility returns to the Link Info screen while it connec ts to the wireless network using your settings. When the wireless link is establis hed, the ZyXEL utility icon in the system tray turns green and the Link Info screen displays details of the acti[...]

ZyXEL G-202 User’s Guide 28 Chapter 2 Tutorial This example illustrates how to set up a profile and connect the wireless client to an access point configured for WP A-PSK security . In this example, the SSID is “SSID_Example3” and the pre-shared key is “ThisismyWP A-PSKpre-sh aredkey” in the AP . Y ou have chosen the profile name “PN_Ex[...]

ZyXEL G-202 User’s Guide Chapter 2 Tutorial 29 Figure 14 ZyXEL Utility: Profile Security 5 This screen varies depending on the encryp tion method you selected in the previous screen. In this example, enter the pre-shared key and leav e the encryption type at the default setting. Figure 15 ZyXEL Utility: Profile Encryption 6 V erify the profile se[...]

ZyXEL G-202 User’s Guide 30 Chapter 2 Tutorial Note: Only one profile can be activate d and used at any given time. Figure 17 ZyXEL Utility: Profile Activate 8 When you activate the new profile , the ZyXEL utility goes to the Link Info screen while it connects to the AP using your settings. When the wire less link is established, the ZyXEL utilit[...]

ZyXEL G-202 User’s Guide Chapter 2 Tutorial 31 Figure 18 ZyXEL Utility: AP: Link Info 2 If you want to change the SSID and enable wireless security for your G-202, click the Configuration tab and refer to Section 5.3 on p age 63 for detailed field descriptions. Note: Y ou can only use WEP when the G-202 is in AP mode. Figure 19 ZyXEL Utility: AP:[...]

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ZyXEL G-202 User’s Guide Chapter 3 Wireless LAN Network 33 C HAPTER 3 Wireless LAN Network This chapter provides backgro und 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 20 for an Ad Hoc netwo rk exampl e. Figure 20 Example of a W[...]

ZyXEL G-202 User’s Guide 34 Ch apter 3 Wireless LAN Network • 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 can also protect the information that is sent in the wireless network. 3.2 Wireless LAN Security W ireless LAN[...]

ZyXEL G-202 User’s Guide Chapter 3 Wireless LAN Network 35 This type of security does not protect the information that is sent in the wireless network. Furthermore, there are ways for unauthorized wireless devices to get the MAC address of an authorized device. Then, they can use that MAC address to use the wireless network. 3.2.3 User Authentica[...]

ZyXEL G-202 User’s Guide 36 Ch apter 3 Wireless LAN Network • Shared Key mode involves a shared secret ke y to authenticate the wireless station to the AP or peer computer . This re quires you to enable the wireless LAN security and use same settings on both the wireless statio n and the AP or peer computer . • Auto authentication mode allows[...]

ZyXEL G-202 User’s Guide Chapter 3 Wireless LAN Network 37 If the AP or the wireless clients do n ot support WP A2, just use WP A or WP A-PSK depending on whether you have a n external RADIUS server or not. Select WEP only when the AP and/or wireless clients do not support WP A or WP A2. WEP is less secure than WP A or WP A2. 3.3 Introduction to [...]

ZyXEL G-202 User’s Guide 38 Ch apter 3 Wireless LAN Network 3.3.1.2 Wireless Client Start the ZyXEL utility and click the Adapter tab. Select the OTIST check box, enter the same Setup Key as your AP’ s and click Save . 3.3.2 St arting OTIST Note: Y ou must c lick Star t in the AP OTIST web configurator screen and in the wireless client(s) Adapt[...]

ZyXEL G-202 User’s Guide Chapter 3 Wireless LAN Network 39 See the user ’s guide for mo re information. 3.3.3 Notes on OTIST 1 If you enabled OTIST in the wireless client, you see this screen each time you start the utility . Click Ye s for it to search for an OTIST -enabled AP . 2 If an OTIST -enabled wireless client loses its wireless connect[...]

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ZyXEL G-202 User’s Guide Chapter 4 Wireless Statio n Mo de Configurat ion 41 C HAPTER 4 W ireless S t ation Mode Configuration This chapter shows you how to configure your G-202 in wireless station mode. Se e Chapter 5 on page 61 for how to configure the G-202 in access point mode. 4.1 Wireless St ation Mode Overview T o set your G-202 in wireles[...]

ZyXEL G-202 User’s Guide 42 Chapter 4 Wireless Station Mode Configuration 4.2 The Link Info Screen When the ZyXEL utility starts, the Link Info screen displays, showing the current configuration and conne ction status of your G-202. Figure 22 S tation Mode: Link Info The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 3 Station Mode: L[...]

ZyXEL G-202 User’s Guide Chapter 4 Wireless Statio n Mo de Configurat ion 43 4.2.1 T rend Chart Click T r end Chart in the Link Info screen to display a screen as shown below . Use this screen to view real-time data traffic statistics. Figure 23 S tation Mode: Link Info: T rend Chart Channel This field displays the radio chann el the G-202 is cur[...]

ZyXEL G-202 User’s Guide 44 Chapter 4 Wireless Station Mode Configuration The following table describes the labels in this screen. 4.3 The Site Survey Screen Use the Site Survey screen to scan for and connect to a wireless network automatically . Figure 24 S tation Mode: Site Survey Table 4 Station Mode: Link Info: Trend Chart LABEL DESCRIPTION T[...]

ZyXEL G-202 User’s Guide Chapter 4 Wireless Statio n Mo de Configurat ion 45 The following table describes the labels in this screen. 4.3.1 Security Settings When you co nfigure the G-202 to connect to a network with wireless security activated and the security settings are disabled on the G-202, the screen varies accor ding to the encryption met[...]

ZyXEL G-202 User’s Guide 46 Chapter 4 Wireless Station Mode Configuration 4.3.1.1 WEP Encryption Figure 25 S tation Mode: Security Settin g: WEP The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 6 Station Mode: Security Setting: WEP LABEL DESCRIPTION Security Settings WEP Select 64 Bit s , 128 Bit s or 256 Bits to activate WEP encryp[...]

ZyXEL G-202 User’s Guide Chapter 4 Wireless Statio n Mo de Configurat ion 47 4.3.1.2 WP A-PSK/WP A2-PSK Figure 26 S tation Mode: Security Setting: WP A-PSK/WPA2-PSK Key x (where x is a number between 1 and 4) Select this option if you want to manually en ter the WEP keys. Enter the WEP key in the field provided. If you select 64 Bit s in the WEP [...]

ZyXEL G-202 User’s Guide 48 Chapter 4 Wireless Station Mode Configuration The following table describes the labels in this screen. 4.3.1.3 WP A/WP A2 Figure 27 S tation Mode: Security Settin gs: WP A/WP A2 The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 7 Station Mode: Security Setting: WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK LABEL DESCRIPTION Encryption[...]

ZyXEL G-202 User’s Guide Chapter 4 Wireless Statio n Mo de Configurat ion 49 4.3.1.4 IEEE 802.1x Configure IEEE 802.1x security with various authentication methods in this screen. Figure 28 S tation Mode: Security Settin g: 802.1x Password This field is not availab le when you select TLS in the Authentication T ype field. Enter the password assoc[...]

ZyXEL G-202 User’s Guide 50 Chapter 4 Wireless Station Mode Configuration The following table describes the labels in this screen. 4.3.2 Confirm Save Screen Use this screen to confirm an d save the security settings. Table 9 Station Mode: Security Settings: IEEE 802.1x LABEL DESCRIPTION Authentication Ty p e The type of authentication you use de [...]

ZyXEL G-202 User’s Guide Chapter 4 Wireless Statio n Mo de Configurat ion 51 Figure 29 Confirm Save Screen 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 connec t to a wi reless ne twork. W ith a profile activated, each time you start the G-20 2, it autom[...]

ZyXEL G-202 User’s Guide 52 Chapter 4 Wireless Station Mode Configuration The default profile is a profile that allows you to connect to any SSID without security . Click the Profile tab in the ZyXEL utility program to display the Profile scre en as shown next. The profile function allows you to save the wireless network settin gs in this screen,[...]

ZyXEL G-202 User’s Guide Chapter 4 Wireless Statio n Mo de Configurat ion 53 4.4.1 Adding a New Prof ile Follow the steps below to add a new profile. 1 Click Add in the Pr ofile screen. An Add New Profile screen displays as shown next. Click Next to continue. Figure 31 S tation Mode: Pro file: Add a New Profile Delete T o delete an exi sting wire[...]

ZyXEL G-202 User’s Guide 54 Chapter 4 Wireless Station Mode Configuration The following table describes the labels in this screen. 2 If you select the Infrastructure network type in the previous screen, skip to step 3 . If you select the Ad-Hoc network type in the previous scr een, a screen displays as follows. Select a channel number and wireles[...]

ZyXEL G-202 User’s Guide Chapter 4 Wireless Statio n Mo de Configurat ion 55 Figure 32 S tation Mode: Profile: Sele ct a Channel The following table describes the labels in this screen. 3 If you select Infrastructure network type in the first screen, select WEP , WP A , WP A2 , WP A-PSK , WP A2-PSK or 802.1x from the drop-down lis t box to enable[...]

ZyXEL G-202 User’s Guide 56 Chapter 4 Wireless Station Mode Configuration Figure 33 S tation Mode: Profile: Wire less Settings 4 The screen varies depending on the encryption me thod you select in the previous screen. The settings must be exactly the same on the APs or othe r peer wireless computers as they are on the G-202. Refer to Section 4 .3[...]

ZyXEL G-202 User’s Guide Chapter 4 Wireless Statio n Mo de Configurat ion 57 Figure 35 S tation Mode: Profile : Confirm New Settings 6 T o use this network profile, click the Activate Now button. Otherwise, click the Activate Later button. Y ou can activate only one profile at a time. Note: Once yo u activate a profile, the ZyXEL utility will use[...]

ZyXEL G-202 User’s Guide 58 Chapter 4 Wireless Station Mode Configuration Figure 37 S tation Mode: Adapter The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 14 Station Mo de: Adapter LABEL DESCRIPTION Adapter Setting T ransmissio n Rate In most n etworking scenarios, the factory default Fully Auto setting is the most efficient and al[...]

ZyXEL G-202 User’s Guide Chapter 4 Wireless Statio n Mo de Configurat ion 59 WMM QoS WMM (Wi-Fi MultiMedia) QoS (Quality of Service) allows you to prioritize wireless traffic according to the delivery requirements of individual services. T o do this, you must enable WMM QoS on both the AP and wireless clients. Select this check box to enable WMM [...]

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ZyXEL G-202 User’s Guide Chapter 5 Access Point Mode Con figuration 61 C HAPTER 5 Access Point Mode Configuration This chapter shows you how to config ure your G-202 in access point mode. 5.1 Access Point Mode Introduction T o set your G-202 as an Access Point (AP), select AP Mode in any utility screen (refer to Section 1.2.3 on page 2 1) . In ac[...]

ZyXEL G-202 User’s Guide 62 Chapter 5 Access Point Mode Configuration 5.1.2 Additional Setup Requirement s T o bridge your wired and wireless network usin g the G-202, the following requirements must be met: 1 The G-202 must be in stalled on a computer connected to the wired network. 2 Either bridge the two interfaces (wireless and wired) on the [...]

ZyXEL G-202 User’s Guide Chapter 5 Access Point Mode Con figuration 63 5.3 The Configuration Screen Click Configuration in the ZyXE L utility screen to display the screen as shown. Figure 40 Access Point Mode: Configuration Current Channel This field displays the radio chann el the G-202 is currently using. T ransmissio n Rate This field displays[...]

ZyXEL G-202 User’s Guide 64 Chapter 5 Access Point Mode Configuration The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 17 Access Point Mode: Configuration LABEL DESCRIPTION Wireless Settings SSID The SSID identifies the wirel ess network to which a wireless station is associated. Wireless stations associating to the access point (th[...]

ZyXEL G-202 User’s Guide Chapter 5 Access Point Mode Con figuration 65 5.4 The MAC Filter Screen The MAC Filter screen allows you to configure the G-202 to give e xclusive acc ess to ( Accept ) devices or exclude devices from ( Reject ) connecting to the G-202. Th e MAC address is assigned at the factory and consists of six pairs of hexadecimal c[...]

ZyXEL G-202 User’s Guide 66 Chapter 5 Access Point Mode Configuration Figure 41 Access Point Mode: MAC Filter The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 18 Access Point Mode: MAC Filter LABEL DESCRIPTION Filter Type Define the filter action for the list of MAC addresses in the MAC address filter table. Select Disable to deacti[...]

ZyXEL G-202 User’s Guide Chapter 6 Maintenance 67 C HAPTER 6 Maintenance This chapter describes how to unin stall or upgrade the ZyXEL utility . 6.1 The About Screen The About screen displays driver and util ity versio n numbers of the G-202. T o display the screen as shown below , click the about ( ) button. Figure 42 About The following table d[...]

ZyXEL G-202 User’s Guide 68 Chapter 6 Maintenance Figure 43 Uninstall: Confirm 3 Click Finish to complete uninstalling the softwa re and restart the computer when prompted. Figure 44 Uninstall: Finish 6.3 Upgrading the ZyXEL Utility Note: Before you uninst all the ZyXEL utility , take note of your current wirele ss configurations. T o perform the[...]

ZyXEL G-202 User’s Guide Chapter 6 Maintenance 69 6 Insert the G-202 and check the version numbers in the About screen to make sure the new utility is installed properly .[...]

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ZyXEL G-202 User’s Guide Chapter 7 Trou bleshoot ing 71 C HAPTER 7 T roubleshooting This chapter covers potential problems and the possible remedies. After each problem description, some instructions ar e provided to help you to diag nose and to solve the problem. 7.1 Problems S t arting the ZyXEL Utility 7.2 Problem Connecting to an Access Point[...]

ZyXEL G-202 User’s Guide 72 Chapter 7 Troubleshooting 7.3 Problem with the Link Quality 7.4 Problems Communicating With Other Computers Table 22 Troubleshootin g Link Quality PROBLEM CORRECTIVE ACTION The link quality and/or signal strength is poor all the time. Search and connect to another AP with a better link quality using the Site Survey scr[...]

ZyXEL G-202 User’s Guide Appendix A Product Specifications 73 A PPENDIX A Product S pecifications Table 24 Product Specification s PHYSICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL Product Name ZyXEL G-202 802.1 1g Wireless USB Adap ter Interface USB 2.0 compatible S tandards IEEE 802.1 1b IEEE 802.1 1g Network Architectures Infrastructure Ad-Hoc Operating Frequencie s[...]

ZyXEL G-202 User’s Guide 74 Appendix A Product Specifications Modulation IEEE 802.1 1g: 54, 48, 36, 24, 18, 12, 9, 6 Mbps (OFDM) IEEE 802.1 1b: 1 1, 5.5 Mbps ( CCK), 2 Mbp s (DQPSK), 1 Mbps (DBPSK) Output Power 21 dBm (max.) at 1 1Mbps CCK, QPSK, BPSK 19 dBm (max.) at 54Mbps OFDM RX Sensitivity IEEE 802.1 1g (O FDM): 54 Mbps: < -70 dBm IEEE 80[...]

ZyXEL G-202 User’s Guide Appendix B Acc ess Point Mo de Setup Exa mple 75 A PPENDIX B Access Point Mode Setup Example This example uses the networ k sharing feature in W indows 2000 to bridge the wired and wireless network when you set the G-202 in access point (AP) mode. Refer to Chapter 5 on page 61 for setup methods and requirements. Steps may[...]

ZyXEL G-202 User’s Guide 76 Appendix B A ccess Point Mode Setup Example Figure 46 Windows 2000 : Network and Dial-u p Connections 4 A Properties screen displays. Click the Sharing tab and select Enable Internet Connection Sharing for this connection . Click OK . Figure 47 Windows 2000: Network Propertie s If there is more than one network adapter[...]

ZyXEL G-202 User’s Guide Appendix B Acc ess Point Mo de Setup Exa mple 77 Figure 48 WIndows 2000: Network Properties: Select Network Ada pter 5 A notice screen displays. Click Ye s . Figure 49 Windows 2000: Local Network Configuring the Wireless S t ation Computer Refer to Appendix E on page 97 for more information on how to set up the wirel e ss[...]

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ZyXEL G-202 User’s Guide Appendix C Manageme nt with Wire less Zero Configuration 79 A PPENDIX C Management with Wireless Zero Configuration This appendix shows you how to manage your G-202 u sing the W indows XP wireless zero configuration tool. Be sure you have the W indows XP service pack 2 installed on your computer . Otherwise, you should at[...]

ZyXEL G-202 User’s Guide 80 Appendix C Management with Wire less Zero Configuration Connecting to a Wireless Network 1 Double-click the network icon for wireless conn ections in the system tray to open the W ireless Network Connection S tatus screen. Figure 51 Windows XP SP2: System T ray Icon The type of the wireless network icon in W indow s XP[...]

ZyXEL G-202 User’s Guide Appendix C Manageme nt with Wire less Zero Configuration 81 W indows XP SP1: In the W ireless Network Connection S tatus screen, click Properties and the Wir eless Ne tworks tab to open the Wir eless Network Connection Properties screen. Figure 53 Windows XP SP1: Wireles s Network Con nection S tatus 3 W indows XP SP2: Cl[...]

ZyXEL G-202 User’s Guide 82 Appendix C Management with Wire less Zero Configuration The following table describes the ic ons in the wireless network list. W indows XP SP1: Click Refresh to reload and search for available wireless devices within transmission range. Sel ect a wireless network in the A vailable networks list, click Configure and set[...]

ZyXEL G-202 User’s Guide Appendix C Manageme nt with Wire less Zero Configuration 83 If there is no security activated for the se lected wireless ne twork, a warning screen appears. Click Connect Anyway if wireless security is not your concern. Figure 56 Windows XP SP2: W ireless Networ k Connection: WEP or WP A-PSK Figure 57 Windows XP SP2: Wire[...]

ZyXEL G-202 User’s Guide 84 Appendix C Management with Wire less Zero Configuration Association Select a network in the Preferred networks lis t and click Properties to view or configure security . Figure 58 Windows XP : Wireless (netwo rk) properties: Association The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 28 Windows XP: Wirel[...]

ZyXEL G-202 User’s Guide Appendix C Manageme nt with Wire less Zero Configuration 85 Authentication Click the Authentication tab in the Wir eless (network) prop erties screen to display the screen shown next. Th e fields on thi s screen ar e grayed out when the network is in Ad-Hoc mode or data encryption is disabled. Figure 59 Windows XP: Wirele[...]

ZyXEL G-202 User’s Guide 86 Appendix C Management with Wire less Zero Configuration 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 60 Windows XP : Protected E AP Properties A[...]

ZyXEL G-202 User’s Guide Appendix C Manageme nt with Wire less Zero Configuration 87 The following table describes the labels in this screen. Smart Card or other Certificate Proper t ies Figure 61 Windows XP: Smart Card or other Certificate Properties Table 30 Windows XP: Protected EAP Properties LABEL DESCRIPTION V alidate server certificate Sel[...]

ZyXEL G-202 User’s Guide 88 Appendix C Management with Wire less Zero Configuration The following table describes the labels in this screen. Ordering the Preferred Networks Follow the steps below to manage y our preferred networks. 1 W indows XP SP2: Click Change the or der of pr eferr ed networks in the Wir eless Network Connection screen (see F[...]

ZyXEL G-202 User’s Guide Appendix C Manageme nt with Wire less Zero Configuration 89 Figure 62 Windows XP SP2: Wireles s Networks: Pr eferred Net works W indows XP SP1: In the W ireless Network Connection S tatus screen, click Properties and the Wireless Networks tab to open the sc reen as shown. Figure 63 Windows XP SP1: Wireles s Networks: Pr e[...]

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ZyXEL G-202 User’s Guide Appendix D Wir eless Security 91 A PPENDIX D W ireless 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 ma y not support all authentication types. EAP (Extensible Authentication Protocol) is an au thentica[...]

ZyXEL G-202 User’s Guide 92 Appendix D Wireless Security EAP-TLS (T ransport Layer Security) W ith EAP-TLS, digital certifications are needed by both the server and the wireless stations for mutual authentication. The server presents a certificate to the client. After validating the identity of the server , the client sends a differ ent certifica[...]

ZyXEL G-202 User’s Guide Appendix D Wir eless Security 93 For added security , certificate-based authen tications (EAP-TLS, EAP-TTLS and PEAP) use dynamic keys for data encryption. They are ofte n deployed in corporate environments, but for public deployment, a simp le user name and p assword pair is more practical. The following table is a compa[...]

ZyXEL G-202 User’s Guide 94 Appendix D Wireless Security TKIP uses 128-bit keys that are dyna mically genera ted and distributed by the authe ntication server . AES (Advanced Encryption Standard) is a block cipher that uses a 256-bit mathematical algorithm called Rijndael. They bo th include a per-p a cket key mixing function, a Message Integrity[...]

ZyXEL G-202 User’s Guide Appendix D Wir eless Security 95 WP A(2)-PSK Application Example A WP A(2)s-PSK applica tion looks as follows. 1 First enter identical passwords into the AP an d all wireless c lients. The Pre-Shared Key (PSK) must consist of between 8 and 63 ASCII characters or 64 hexadecimal characters (including spaces and symbols). 2 [...]

ZyXEL G-202 User’s Guide 96 Appendix D Wireless Security Figure 65 WP A(2) with RADIUS Application Example Security Parameters Summary Refer to this table to see what other secur ity parameters you should co nfigure for each Authentication Method/ key management prot ocol type. MAC address filters are not dependent on how you config ure these sec[...]

ZyXEL G-202 User’s Guide Appendix E Setting up Your Computer’s IP Addr ess 97 A PPENDIX E 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 operating systems and a ll versions of UNIX/LINUX include the software com[...]

ZyXEL G-202 User’s Guide 98 Appendix E Setting up Your Computer’s IP Add ress Figure 66 WIndows 95/98/Me: Network: Co nfiguration Inst alling Component s The Network window Configuration tab displays a list of installed components. Y ou need a network adapter , the TCP/IP protocol and Client for Microso ft Networks. If you need the adapter: 1 I[...]

ZyXEL G-202 User’s Guide Appendix E Setting up Your Computer’s IP Addr ess 99 3 Select Microsoft from the list of manufacturers. 4 Select Client for Microsoft Networks from the list of network clients and then click OK . 5 Restart your computer so the changes you made take ef fect. Configuring 1 In the Network window Configuration tab, select y[...]

ZyXEL G-202 User’s Guide 100 Appendix E Setting up Your Computer’s IP Add ress Figure 68 Windows 95/98/Me: TCP/IP Properties: DNS Configuration 4 Click the Gateway tab. • If you do not know your gateway’ s IP address, remove previously installed gateways. • If you have a gateway IP address, type it in the New gateway field and click Add .[...]

ZyXEL G-202 User’s Guide Appendix E Setting up Your Computer’s IP Addr ess 101 Figure 69 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 70 Windows XP: Control Panel 3 Right-click Local Area Connection and then click Pr operties .[...]

ZyXEL G-202 User’s Guide 102 Appendix E Setting up Your Computer’s IP Add ress Figure 71 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 72 Windows XP: Loca l Area Connection Prop erties 5 The Internet Protocol TCP/IP Pr operties win[...]

ZyXEL G-202 User’s Guide Appendix E Setting up Your Computer’s IP Addr ess 103 • If you have a static IP address click Use the following IP Address and fill in the IP addr ess , Subnet mask , and Default gateway fields. Click Advanced . Figure 73 Windows XP : Advanced TCP/ IP Settings 6 If you do not know your gateway's IP address , remo[...]

ZyXEL G-202 User’s Guide 104 Appendix E Setting up Your Computer’s IP Add ress • Click Obtain DNS server address automatically if you do not know your DNS server IP addre ss(es). • If you know your DNS server IP address(es), click Use the following DNS server addresses , and type them in the Preferr ed DNS server and Alternate DNS server fi[...]

ZyXEL G-202 User’s Guide Appendix E Setting up Your Computer’s IP Addr ess 105 Figure 75 Macintosh OS 8/9: Apple Menu 2 Select Ethernet built-in from the Connect via list. Figure 76 Macintosh OS 8/9: TCP/IP 3 For dynamically assigned settings, select Using DHCP Server from the Configur e: list.[...]

ZyXEL G-202 User’s Guide 106 Appendix E Setting up Your Computer’s IP Add ress 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 bo x. • T ype your subnet mask in the Subnet mask box. • T ype the IP address of your gateway in the Router address[...]

ZyXEL G-202 User’s Guide Appendix E Setting up Your Computer’s IP Addr ess 107 Figure 78 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 bo x. • T ype your subnet mask in the Subnet mask box. • T ype the IP address of [...]

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ZyXEL G-202 User’s Guide Index 109 Index A About 67 about your ZyXEL G-220 v2 19 access point 33 access point (AP) 19 Access point mode 21 , 30 access point mode 21 , 42 , 61 additional setup requi rements 62 configuration 21 , 61 access point. See also AP . activating a profile 57 Adapter 57 Ad-Hoc 20 , 54 Advanced Encryption St andard 36 , 93 a[...]

ZyXEL G-202 User’s Guide 110 Index I IEEE 802.1x 36 , 49 Infrastructure 19 initialization vector (IV) 94 Interference S tatement 4 L link informa tion 42 , 62 M MAC Filter 65 MAC Filter action 66 Message Integrity Check (MIC) 36 , 93 N network type 42 O Odyssey Client Ma nager 22 One-T ouch Intelli gent Security T echno logy 37 open system authen[...]

ZyXEL G-202 User’s Guide Index 111 link status 72 network communication 72 starting ZyXEL Utility 71 U uninstalling ZyXEL Utility 67 upgrading ZyXEL Utility 68 important step 68 User Authentication 94 user authentication 35 V voltage 73 W WEP 35 , 46 , 64 manual setup 35 , 47 , 65 passphrase 35 , 46 , 64 WEP (Wired Equivalent Priva cy) 35 WEP Enc[...]