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www .zyxel.com www .zyxel.com NWD2205 Wireless N USB Adapter Copyright © 2010 ZyXEL Communications Corporation V ersion 1.8.1 Edition 1, 09/2010[...]

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About This User's Guide NWD2205 User’s Guide 3 About This User's Guide Intended Audience This manual is intended for people wh o want to configure the NWD2205 using the Z yXEL utility . Tip s for Reading User ’ s Guides On-Screen When reading a Zy XEL User’s Guide On -Screen, k eep the following in mind: • If you don’t already h[...]

About This User's Guide NWD2205 User’s Guide 4 Thank you! The T echnical W riting T eam, ZyXEL Communications Corp. , 6 Innovat ion R oad II, Science-Based Industrial Park, Hsinchu, 30099, T aiwan. Need More Help? More help is av ailable at www.zyx el.com. • Download Library Search for the latest produc t updates an d documentation from th[...]

Document Conventions NWD2205 User’s Guide 5 Document Conventions W arnings and Notes These are how warnings and notes are shown in this User’ s Guide. W arnings tell you about things that could harm you or your NWD2205. Note: Notes tell you other import ant informat ion (for example, other things you may need to configure or help ful tips) or r[...]

Document Conventions NWD2205 User’s Guide 6 Icons Used in Figures Figures in this User’s Guide ma y use the following generic i cons. Wireless Access Point Computer Notebook computer Server Modem Te l e p h o n e Internet Wireless Signal[...]

Safety Warnings NWD2205 User’s Guide 7 Safety Warnings • Do NO T use this product near water , for exam ple, in a wet basement or near a swimming pool. • Do NO T expose your device to dampness, dust or corrosive liquids. • Do NO T store things on the device. • Do NOT install, use, or service this device during a thunderstorm. There is a r[...]

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Contents Overview NWD2205 User’s Guide 9 Contents Overview Introduction and Configuration .................................................... ........................................ 17 Getting S tarted .......... .......................... .......................... ............................. .................... ............ 19 Wireless LAN[...]

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Table of Contents NWD2205 User’s Guide 11 Table of Contents About This User's Guide ................................................................ ........................................ .. 3 Document Conventions.................................................................. ......................................... .5 Safety Warnings [...]

Table of Contents NWD2205 User’s Guide 12 3.1 Overview ................ ... .......................... ... .......................... .... ......................... .... ... .... ............ 37 3.1.1 What Y ou Can Do in This Chapter ...... ... .......................... .......................... ................ 37 3.1.2 What Y ou Need to Know [...]

NWD2205 User’s Guide 13 C HAPTER 1 Getting Started 1.1 Overview The Z yXEL NWD2205 wireless N USB adapte r brings you a better Internet experience over existing IEEE 802.11 b/g/n networks. With data r ates of up to 300 Mbps, you can enjoy a high-speed connection at home or in the office. It is an excellent solution for daily activities such as fi[...]

Chapter 1 Getting Started NWD2205 User’s Guide 14 1.2 Features Y our NWD2205 is an IEEE 802.11n 2.0 compli ant wireless LAN adapter . It can also connect to IEEE 802.11b/g wireless networks. The NWD2205 is WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) compliant. WPS allows yo u t o easily set up a secure connection with another WPS-enabled device. The NWD2205 is a[...]

Chapter 1 Getting Started NWD2205 User’s Guide 15 1.3 Sof tware Inst allation This section shows y ou how to install the Mac OS X version of the Z yXEL Utility . For d etailed information on using it, see Chapter 3 on page 37 . 1.3.1 Minimum System Requirement s In order to install the Z yXEL Utility for Mac OS X, your computer must meet the foll[...]

Chapter 1 Getting Started NWD2205 User’s Guide 16 4 Open the folder for your ve rsion of Mac OS X on the included dis c. F or example, if you are usi ng 10.4 then open the MacOS 10.4 Driv er folder . Double-click the Installer.mpkg to run the installation program. 5 A welcome screen appears. Follow the on-screen instruct ions .[...]

Chapter 1 Getting Started NWD2205 User’s Guide 17 6 When you see the Select a Destination screen, select a destination (thi s must be on an actual physical hard driv e on the Macintosh, not a virtual drive) and click Continue . 7 When you see the Authenticate screen, enter the administrative password you use to log in to the Mac comput er and cli[...]

Chapter 1 Getting Started NWD2205 User’s Guide 18 8 Y ou then see a screen telli ng you that you must restart the computer after the installation completes. Click Continue Installation . The driv er will automati cally install. 9 After installing the Z yXEL utility and de vice driver , y ou must restart your computer . Click Re start to reboot yo[...]

Chapter 1 Getting Started NWD2205 User’s Guide 19 10 Once your computer restarts, you can find the Z yXEL utility in y our Applications folder . 11 The Z yXEL utility starts automaticall y aft er you connect the NWD2205 to the computer . 1.3.3 Uninst alling the ZyXEL Utility Y ou need to remove the Z yXEL utility f rom your comp uter only when yo[...]

Chapter 1 Getting Started NWD2205 User’s Guide 20 2 Double-click your Macintosh OS’ s driver folder on t he included disc. Double-c lick the file Uninstall.command . 3 The command screen displa ys. Enter the administr ative password yo u use to log in to the Mac computer and press [ENTER].[...]

Chapter 1 Getting Started NWD2205 User’s Guide 21 1.4 Hardware Inst allation This sections shows y ou how to install y our NWD2205. 1 Locate an av ailable USB port on the computer . 2 Insert the NWD2205 into an av ai lable USB port on the computer . The NWD2205’ s LED (light) turns on if it is properly inserted. Note: Never bend, twist or force[...]

Chapter 1 Getting Started NWD2205 User’s Guide 22 1.5 Device Applications This section describes some network appl icat ions for the NWD2205. Y ou can either set the network type to Infrastructure and connect to an AP or use Ad-Hoc mode and connect to a peer computer (ano ther wireless devi ce in Ad-Hoc mode). Infrastructure T o connect to a netw[...]

Chapter 1 Getting Started NWD2205 User’s Guide 23 Ad-Hoc T o set up a small independent wire less workgroup without an AP , use Ad-Hoc . Ad-Hoc does not require an AP or a wired ne twork. T wo or more wireless client s communicate directly with each other . Note: Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) is not available in ad-hoc mode. Figure 3 Application: A[...]

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NWD2205 User’s Guide 25 C HAPTER 2 Wireless LANs 2.1 Overview This section provi des background inform ation on wireless Loca l A r ea N etworks. 2.1.1 What Y ou Can Do in This Section • Connect securely to an AP using ma ny of the strongest and most common encryption protocols. See Section 2.3 on page 27 for detail s. • Connect securely eith[...]

Chapter 2 Wireless LANs NWD2205 User’s Guide 26 Encryption The process of taking data and encoding it, usually using a mathematical formula, so that it becomes unreada ble unl ess decrypte d with th e proper code or pass phrase. 2.1.3 Before Y ou Begin • Y ou should have v alid login informatio n for an exi sting network Access P oint, otherwis[...]

Chapter 2 Wireless LANs NWD2205 User’s Guide 27 • If two wireless networks overl ap , th ey should use a different channel. Like radio stations or television channels , each wireless net work uses a specific channel, or frequency , to send and receive information. • Every devi ce in the same wireless network mus t use security compatible with[...]

Chapter 2 Wireless LANs NWD2205 User’s Guide 28 • Automatic WEP k ey generation based on a “password phr ase” called a passphr ase. The passphrase i s case sensitiv e. Y ou must use the same passphrase for all WLAN adapters wi th this fe atu re in the same WLAN . For WL AN adapters without the passphrase feature, you can still take advantag[...]

Chapter 2 Wireless LANs NWD2205 User’s Guide 29 For EAP- TLS authentication type, you must first have a wired connec tion to the network and obtai n the certificate(s) from a certificate authorit y (CA). Certificates (also called digital IDs) can be used to authenticate users and a CA issues certificates and guarantees the id entity of each certi[...]

Chapter 2 Wireless LANs NWD2205 User’s Guide 30 Depending on the de vices you have, you can either press a button (on the device itself , or in its configuration utility) or en ter a PIN (a unique P ersonal Identification Number that allows one device to authen ticate the other) in each of the tw o devices. When WPS is activ ated on a devi ce, it[...]

Chapter 2 Wireless LANs NWD2205 User’s Guide 31 When you use the PIN method, you must en ter the PIN from on e device (usually the wireless client) into the second devi ce (usually the Access P oint or wireless router). Then, when WPS is activ ated on th e first device, it p resents its PIN to th e second device. If the PIN matches, one device se[...]

Chapter 2 Wireless LANs NWD2205 User’s Guide 32 The following figure shows a WPS-enab led wi reless c lient (installed in a noteboo k computer) connecting to the WPS- enabled AP via the PIN method. Figure 5 Example WPS Process: PIN Method 2.4.3 How WPS W orks When two WPS-enabled devices connect, each device must assume a specific role. One devic[...]

Chapter 2 Wireless LANs NWD2205 User’s Guide 33 already part of a network, it sends the existing information. If not , it generates the SSID and WP A(2)-PSK randomly . The following figure sh ows a WPS -en able d cl ient (installed in a notebook computer) connecting to a WPS-enabled access point. Figure 6 How WPS works The roles of registrar and [...]

Chapter 2 Wireless LANs NWD2205 User’s Guide 34 subsequent WPS connections in which it is involv ed. If y ou want a configured AP to act as an enrollee, y ou must reset it to its f actory defaults. 2.4.3.1 Example WPS Network Setup This section shows how security settings are distri buted in an example WPS setup. The following figure shows an exa[...]

Chapter 2 Wireless LANs NWD2205 User’s Guide 35 In step 3, you add anot her access point ( AP2 ) to your network. AP2 is out of ran ge of AP 1 , so y ou cannot use AP1 for the WPS handshak e with the new access point. However , you know that Client 2 supports the registrar function, so you use it to perform the WPS handshak e instead. Figure 9 WP[...]

Chapter 2 Wireless LANs NWD2205 User’s Guide 36 • WPS works only with ot her WPS- enabled devices. However , you can still add non- WPS devices to a network yo u already set up using WPS. WPS works by automatically issuing a r andomly-gener ated WPA -PSK or WPA2- PSK pre-shared key from the registr ar de vice to the enrollee d evices. Whether t[...]

NWD2205 User’s Guide 37 C HAPTER 3 ZyXEL Utility - Mac OS X 3.1 Overview This chapter shows you how t o use the Z yXEL utility to configure your NWD2205 using the Macintosh operating system, Mac OS X. 3.1.1 What Y ou Can Do in This Chapter •T h e Link S tatus screen ( Section 3.3 on pa ge 39 ) lets you se e your cu r rent connection details, mo[...]

Chapter 3 ZyXEL Utility - Mac OS X NWD2205 User’s Guide 38 Wi-Fi Protected Access (WP A) The WP A protocol affords use rs w ith v astly stronger security than WEP . It comes in two different varieties: WPA and WP A2. Alwa ys tr y to use WPA2 as it implemen ts the full version of the security standard an d W P A do es not. Pre-Shared Key (PSK) A p[...]

Chapter 3 ZyXEL Utility - Mac OS X NWD2205 User’s Guide 39 3.3 The Link S t atus Screen This screen allows you t o view the stat us of the NWD2205’ s wireless connection with an AP or peer computer . Figure 1 1 ZyXEL Utility: Link S tatus A vailable Network Use this screen to: • scan for a wireless network • configure wireless security (if [...]

Chapter 3 ZyXEL Utility - Mac OS X NWD2205 User’s Guide 40 The following table describes t he labels in this screen. 3.4 The Profile Screen A profile is a set of wireless parameters that you need to connect to a wireless network. With a profile activ ated, each time you start the NWD2205, it automatically scans for the specific SS ID and joins th[...]

Chapter 3 ZyXEL Utility - Mac OS X NWD2205 User’s Guide 41 This screen allows you t o configure and manage wireless profiles. Figure 12 ZyXEL Utility: Profile The following table describes t he labels in this screen. T able 5 ZyXEL Utility: Profile LABEL DESCRIPTION Default A n “*” (asterisk) indicates the currently active profile. Profile Na[...]

Chapter 3 ZyXEL Utility - Mac OS X NWD2205 User’s Guide 42 3.4.1 The Profile Properties S creen This screen allows you t o create a new prof ile or edit an ex isting profile after you click the Add button or select an entry and click the Edit button in t he Profiles screen. Figure 13 ZyXEL Utility: Pro file Properties The following table describe[...]

Chapter 3 ZyXEL Utility - Mac OS X NWD2205 User’s Guide 43 Network Authentication Select the security standard you want to use. All the other wireless devices on your network must be able to use the same standard you select. • OPEN_SYSTEM mode is used when security is not an issue. No authentication is required, and any wireless device can join[...]

Chapter 3 ZyXEL Utility - Mac OS X NWD2205 User’s Guide 44 3.5 The A vailable Network Screen This screen allows you to view a vailable networks and connect to a network. Figure 14 ZyXEL Utility: A vailable Network The following table describes t he labels in this screen. T able 7 ZyXEL Utility: A vailable Network LABEL DESCRIPTION Associated An ?[...]

Chapter 3 ZyXEL Utility - Mac OS X NWD2205 User’s Guide 45 3.6 The Advanced Setting Screen This screen allows y ou to configure adva nced network sett ings on your NWD2205. Figure 15 ZyXEL Utility: Ad vanced Setting The following table describes t he labels in this screen. T able 8 ZyXEL Utility: Advanced Setting LABEL DESCRIPTION 802.11b Preambl[...]

Chapter 3 ZyXEL Utility - Mac OS X NWD2205 User’s Guide 46 3.7 The WPS Screen This screen allows you t o configure the NWD2205’ s Wi-Fi Protected Security (WPS). Figure 16 ZyXEL Utility: WPS The following table describes t he labels in this screen. Fragment Threshold Select the packet size above which the NWD2205 fr agments (breaks up) the pack[...]

Chapter 3 ZyXEL Utility - Mac OS X NWD2205 User’s Guide 47 Security This field indicates the type of authentication and encryption required by the AP . BSSID This field indicates t he AP’s MAC address. SCAN Click this button to rescan the lo cal area for WPS-compatible devices. PIN This field displays a randomly gener ated 8-digit personal iden[...]

Chapter 3 ZyXEL Utility - Mac OS X NWD2205 User’s Guide 48 3.8 The Information Screen This screen shows y ou the driver , utility version of your NWD2205. Figure 17 ZyXEL Utility: Ab out The following table describes t he labels in this screen. T able 10 ZyXEL Utility: About LABEL DESCRIPTION V ersion This section displays the ve rsion number and[...]

NWD2205 User’s Guide 49 C HAPTER 4 Troubleshooting 4.1 Overview This chapter offers some suggesti ons to solv e problems y ou might encounter . The potential problems are divided into the following categories . • P ower , Hardware Connections, and LEDs • Accessi n g th e Z yXEL U t ility • Link Quality • Problems Communicating with Other [...]

Chapter 4 Tr oub l es ho ot ing NWD2205 User’s Guide 50 4 If the problem continues, contac t the vendor . 4.3 Accessing the ZyXEL Utility I cannot access t he ZyXEL Utility 1 Make sure the NWD2205 is properly inserted and the LEDs are on. 2 Install the NWD2205 on another computer . 3 If the error persists, y ou may have a hard ware problem. In t [...]

Chapter 4 Troubleshooting NWD2205 User’s Guide 51 4.5 Problems Communicating with Other Computers The computer with the NWD2205 install ed cannot communicat e with the other computer(s). In Infr astructure Mode • Make sure that the AP and the associat ed computers are turned on and working properly . • Make sure the NWD2205 computer and the a[...]

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NWD2205 User’s Guide 53 C HAPTER 5 Product Specifications T able 1 1 Product Specifications PHYSICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL Product Name NWD2205 Wireless N USB Adapter Interface USB 2.0 Standards IEEE 802.11b IEEE 802.11g IEEE 802.11n Operating Frequency 2.4GHZ Antenna T ype PIF A (Planar Inverted F Antenna) Antenna P eak Gain Left: 2.8 dBi Right: 2.9[...]

Chapter 5 Pro du ct Spec ifications NWD2205 User’s Guide 54 FCC and NCC RF Output Po we r 802.11b: 18.1 dBm 802.11g: 24.5 dBm 802.11n: @ HT20: 28.3 dBm @ HT40: 27.7 dBm Re ceiver Sensitivity 802.11b: 11Mbps at -88 dBm 802.11g: 54Mbps at -74 dBm 802.11n: HT20 at -65 dBm H T40 at -63 dBm WIRELESS ST ANDARDS IEEE 802.11b Dynamically shifts betwee n [...]

Chapter 5 Product Specifications NWD2205 User’s Guide 55 Approv als Safety European Union: EN60950 (CE-L VD) EMI United States: FCC Part 15B Class B Canada: ICES-003 European Union: CE EN 55022 Class B, CE EN 301489-1 Australia: C - Tick EMS European Union: CE EN55024, CE EN 301489-17 RF United St ates: FCC P art 15C, FCC SAR Canada: RSS-210 Euro[...]

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NWD2205 User’s Guide 57 A PPENDIX A W ireless LANs This appendix discusses ad-hoc and in frastructure wireless LAN topologies. Ad-hoc Wireless LAN Configuration The simplest WLAN configur ation is an in depend ent (Ad-hoc) WLAN that connect s a set of computers with wireless adapters (A, B, C). An y time two or more wireless adapters are within r[...]

Appendix A Wirele ss LA Ns NWD2205 User’s Guide 58 BSS A Basic Service Set (BS S) exists when all communications between wireless clients or between a wireless client and a wired network client go through one access point (AP). Intra-BS S traffic is traffic between wirele ss clients in the BS S. When Intra-BS S is enabled, wireless client A and B[...]

Appendix A Wir eless LANs NWD2205 User’s Guide 59 ESS An Extended Service Set (ESS) c onsists of a series of overlapping BS Ss, each containing an access point, with each ac cess point connected together by a wired network. This wired connec tion between AP s is called a Distribution S ystem (DS). This type of wi reless LAN topology is called an [...]

Appendix A Wirele ss LA Ns NWD2205 User’s Guide 60 adjacent AP is using. F or example, if yo ur region has 11 channels and an adjacent AP is using channel 1, then y ou need to select a channel between 6 or 11. RTS/CTS A hidden node occurs when two stations are within r ange of the same access point, but are not within ra ng e of each other . The [...]

Appendix A Wir eless LANs NWD2205 User’s Guide 61 If the RTS/CTS v alue is greater than the Fragmentation Threshold value (see next), then the RTS (R equest T o Send)/ CTS (Clear to Send) h andshake wi ll never occur as data frames will be fragmented be fore they reach RTS/CTS size. Note: Enabling the R TS Threshold causes redundant network overh[...]

Appendix A Wirele ss LA Ns NWD2205 User’s Guide 62 IEEE 802.1 1g Wireless LAN IEEE 802.11g is fully compatible with th e IEEE 802.11b standard. This means an IEEE 802.11b adapter can interface directly with an IEEE 802.11g acc ess point (and vice versa) at 11 Mbps o r lowe r depending on range. IEEE 802.11g has sever al intermediate rate steps be[...]

Appendix A Wir eless LANs NWD2205 User’s Guide 63 Note: Y ou must enable the same wireless security settings on the NWD2205 and on all wireless clients that you want t o associate with it. IEEE 802.1x In June 2001, the IEEE 802.1x standard w a s designed to extend the features of IEEE 802.11 to support extended authentica tion as well as providin[...]

Appendix A Wirele ss LA Ns NWD2205 User’s Guide 64 • Access-R eject Sent by a RADIUS server rejecting access. • Access- Accept Sent by a RADIUS ser v er allowing access. • Access-Challeng e Sent by a RADIUS server requesting more information in order to allow access. The access point sends a proper response from the user and then sends anot[...]

Appendix A Wir eless LANs NWD2205 User’s Guide 65 EAP-MD5 (Message-Dig est Algorithm 5) MD5 authen tication is the simplest one-way auth entication method. The authentication server sends a challenge to the wireless client. The wireless client ‘proves’ t hat it knows the password by en crypting the password with the challenge and sends back t[...]

Appendix A Wirele ss LA Ns NWD2205 User’s Guide 66 LEAP LEAP (Lightweight Extensible Authenticati on Protocol) is a Cisco implementation of IEEE 802.1x. Dynamic WEP Key Exchange The AP maps a unique key that is generated with t he RADIUS server . This key expires when the wireless connection ti me s out, disconnec ts or reauthentication times out[...]

Appendix A Wir eless LANs NWD2205 User’s Guide 67 If both an AP and the wireless clients support WPA2 and you have an external RADIUS server , use WPA2 for stronger data encryption. If you don't have an external RADIUS server , you should use WP A2-PSK (WP A2-Pre-Shared K ey) that only requires a single (identical) password entered into each[...]

Appendix A Wirele ss LA Ns NWD2205 User’s Guide 68 The encryption mech anisms used for WPA(2) and WP A(2)-PSK are the same. The only difference between the two is th at WPA(2)-PSK us es a simple common password, instead of user -specific credentials. The common- password approach makes WP A(2)-PSK susceptible to brute-fo rce password-guessing att[...]

Appendix A Wir eless LANs NWD2205 User’s Guide 69 2 The RADIUS server then chec ks the user's identif ica t ion ag ain st its database and grants or deni es netw ork access accordingly . 3 A 256-bit P airwise Master K ey (PMK) is deri ved from the authentication process by the RADIUS server and the client. 4 The RADIUS server distributes the[...]

Appendix A Wirele ss LA Ns NWD2205 User’s Guide 70 4 The AP and wireless clients use the TKIP or AES encryption process, the PMK and information exchanged in a handshake to create tempor al encryption keys. They use these keys to encrypt data exchanged between them. Figure 23 WP A(2)-PSK Authentication Security Parameters Summary Re fer to thi s [...]

Appendix A Wir eless LANs NWD2205 User’s Guide 71 Antenna Overview An antenna couples RF signals onto air . A tr ansmitter within a wireless device sends an RF signal to the antenna, whic h propagates the signal through the air . The antenna also operates in reverse by capturing RF signals from the air . P ositioning the antennas properly increa [...]

Appendix A Wirele ss LA Ns NWD2205 User’s Guide 72 • Omni-directional ante nnas send the RF sign al out in all directions on a horiz ontal plane. The cover age area is torus-sh aped (like a donut) which makes these antennas ideal for a room environment. With a wide cove rage area, it is possible to make circular ov erlapping covera ge areas wit[...]

NWD2205 User’s Guide 73 A PPENDIX B Legal Information Copyright Copyright © 2010 by Z yXEL Communications Corporation. The contents of this publication ma y not be reproduced in any part or as a whole, transcrib ed, stored in a retriev al syst em, tr anslated into any la nguage, or transmitted in an y form or by any me ans, electronic, mechanica[...]

Appendix B Leg al In fo rm at ion NWD2205 User’s Guide 74 This device has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Clas s B digital device pursuant to P art 15 of th e FCC Rules. These limi ts are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This device gener ates, uses , and c[...]

Appendix B Legal Information NWD2205 User’s Guide 75 FCC Caution: Any chan ges or modification s no t expressly approved by th e party responsible for compliance could voi d the user's authority to oper ate this equipment. Industry Canada St atement This device complies with RSS-210 of the Industry Canada R ules. Oper ation is subject to the[...]

Appendix B Leg al In fo rm at ion NWD2205 User’s Guide 76 Notices Changes or modifications not expressly appro ved by the party responsible for compliance could v oid the user's authority to oper ate the equipment. This device has been designed for the WLAN 2.4 GHz network throughout the EC region and Switze rland, with rest rictions in Fran[...]

Appendix B Legal Information NWD2205 User’s Guide 77 including any implied w arr anty of merchantability or fitness for a particul ar use or purpose. Z yXEL shall in no event be held liable for indirect or consequential damages of any ki nd to the purchaser . T o obtain the services of this wa rr anty , contac t your ven dor . Y ou may also refer[...]

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Index NWD2205 User’s Guide 79 Index A about your Z yXEL Device 14 Access Point (AP) 26 Access point (AP) 26 Access Point. See also AP . ACT LED 14 Ad-Hoc 23 Advanced Encryption Standard 29 See AES. AES 67 antenna directional 72 gain 71 omni-directional 72 AP 59 See also access point. authentication type 28 auto 28 open system 28 shared key 28 aut[...]

Index NWD2205 User’s Guide 80 H hidden node 60 humidity 53 I IBSS 57 IEEE 802.11g 62 IEEE 802.1x 28 Independent Basic Service Set See IBSS 57 infrastructure 22 Initialization V ector (IV) 67 interface 53 Internet access 22 L LEDs 14 lights 14 LINK LED 14 M Message Integrity Check (MIC) 29 , 67 N network overlap 27 network type 40 P Pairwise Maste[...]

Index NWD2205 User’s Guide 81 U user authentication 27 W warranty 76 note 76 weight 53 WEP 27 automatic setup 28 manual setup 28 passphrase 28 WEP (Wired Equivalent Priv acy) 27 WEP key generation 28 Wi-Fi Protected Access 29 , 66 wireless client 26 wireless client WPA supplicants 68 wireless LAN introduction 25 security 27 wireless LAN (WLAN) 25[...]

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