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ZyAIR G-220 802.11g Wireless USB Adapter User's Guide Version 1.00 May 2004[...]

ZyAIR G-220 User’s Guide ii Copyright Copyright Copyright ©2004 by Zy XEL Communications Cor poration The contents of this publi cation ma y not be reproduced in any part or as a whol e, transcri bed, stored in a retrieval system, translated into any langu age, or tr ansmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optica[...]

ZyAIR G-220 User’s Guide ZyXEL Limited Warranty iii ZyXEL Limited W arranty ZyXEL warrants to the original end us er (purchaser) that this product is free from any defects in materials or workm anship fo r a period of up to tw o (2) years from the dat e of purc hase. Durin g the warra nty period and upon pr oof of pu rchase, should the product ha[...]

ZyAIR G-220 User’s Guide iv Information for Canadian Users Information for Canadian Users The Industry Canada label identifies certified equipmen t. This certification means that the equipment meets certain telecom munications ne twork protective operatio n and safet y requirem ents. The Industry Cana da does not guarantee that the equipment w il[...]

ZyAIR G-220 User’s Guide FCC Statement v Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Interference S t atement 1 The device complies with Part 15 of FCC rules. Op eration is subject to the following two conditio ns: • This device m ay not cause harm ful interference. • This device must accept any interference received, including interference that [...]

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ZyAIR G-220 User’s Guide Customer Support vii Customer Support When contacting your Cu stomer Support Representative, please have the follo wing information ready:  Product model and serial num ber.  Warranty Information.  Date you received your product.  Brief description of the probl em and the steps you t ook to solve it. SUPPORT E[...]

ZyAIR G-220 User’s Guide viii Information for Canadian Users SUPPORT E-MAIL TELEPHONE 2 WEB SITE METHOD LOCATION SALES E-MAIL FAX 2 FTP SITE REGULAR MAIL support@zyxel.se +46 31 744 7700 www .zyxel.se SWEDEN sales@zyx el.se +46 31 744 7701 ZyXEL Communications A /S Sjöporten 4, 41764 Göteborg Sweden FINLAND support@zyxel.fi +358-9-4780-8411 www[...]

ZyAIR G-220 User’s Guide Table of Contents ix T able of Content s Copyright ...................................................................................................................... ................................. ii ZyXEL Limite d Warranty ............................................................................................[...]

ZyAIR G-220 User’s Guide x Table of Contents 4.3 The Access Point Setting Screen ................................................................................................ .. 4-3 4.4 The WEP Key Se tting… Screen.................................................................................................... 4-6 4.5 The MAC Address Filt[...]

ZyAIR G-220 User’s Guide List of Figures xi List of Figures Figure 1-1 W indows XP : System T ray Icon........................................................................................ ......... 1-2 Figure 1-2 W indows XP: W ireless Network Connectio n Sta tus ..................................................................1-2 Figure 1-3 [...]

ZyAIR G-220 User’s Guide xii List of Tables List of T ables T able 1-1 ZyAIR Utility: System T ray Icon ...................................................................................... .......... 1-5 T able 3-1 Station Mode : ZyAIR G- 220 U tility .................................................................................... ........ [...]

ZyAIR G-220 User’s Guide Getting Started xiii Preface Congratulations on the purch ase of your new ZyAIR! About This User's Guide This manual provides information about the ZyAIR Wireless LAN Utility. Synt ax Conventions • “Type” or “Enter” m eans for you to type one or more char acters. "Select " or "Choose" me[...]

ZyAIR G-220 User’s Guide xiv Getting Started Graphics Icons Key Wireless Access Point Computer Notebook computer Server Modem Wireless Signal Telephone Swi tch Router[...]

ZyAIR G-220 User’s Guide Wireless LAN 1-1 Chapter 1 Getting Started This chapter introduces the ZyAIR and prepares you to use the ZyAIR Utility. 1.1 About Y our ZyAIR The ZyAIR is an IEEE 80 2.11g compliant wireless LAN adapter. With the ZyAIR, you can e njoy the wireless mobility within the coverage area. The following lists the main features of[...]

ZyAIR G-220 User’s Guide 1-2 Wireless LAN Step 1. Double-click the netwo rk icon for wireless conn ectio ns in the system tray. If the icon is not present, proceed to Step 2 . Ot herwise skip to Step 5 . Figure 1-1 Windows XP: System Tray Icon Step 2. If the icon for the wireless network connection is not in the system tray, click Sta rt , Contro[...]

ZyAIR G-220 User’s Guide Wireless LAN 1-3 Step 5. When a Wireless Network Connecti on window disp lays, click Adva nced… . Figure 1-3 Windows XP: Connect to Wireless Ne twork[...]

ZyAIR G-220 User’s Guide 1-4 Wireless LAN Step 6. In the Wireless Network Connecti on Properties window, make sure the Use Windows to configure my wireless network settings check box is not selected. Click OK . Figure 1-4 Windows XP: Wireless Network Connection Proper ties 1.4 Accessing the ZyAIR Utility After you install and start the ZyAIR Util[...]

ZyAIR G-220 User’s Guide Wireless LAN 1-5 Table 1-1 ZyAIR Utility: System Tray Icon COLOR DESCRIPTION Red The ZyAIR is operating in wireless station mo de but is not connected to a wireless net work. Green The ZyAIR is operating in wireless stati on mo de and connected to a wireles s network. Pale Blue The ZyAIR is operating in acc ess point mode[...]

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ZyAIR G-220 User’s Guide Wireless Station Mode Configuration 2-1 Chapter 2 Wireless LAN Network This chapter provides background information on wireless LAN network. 2.1 Overview This section describes the wireless LAN network terms and applications. 2.1.1 SSID The SSID (Service Set Identity) is a unique nam e shared among all wirel ess devices i[...]

ZyAIR G-220 User’s Guide 2-2 Wireless Station Mode Configuration Ad-Hoc (IBSS) Ad-hoc m ode does not require an AP or a wi red network. Tw o or more wireless statio ns communicate directly to eac h other. An ad-hoc net work may sometim es be referred t o as an Inde pendent Basic Servic e Set (IBSS). Figure 2-1 IBSS Example Figure 2-2 BSS Example [...]

ZyAIR G-220 User’s Guide Wireless Station Mode Configuration 2-3 Figure 2-3 Infrastructure Net w ork Example Access Point Mode The following figure depicts a network example in which you set the Zy AIR in access poi nt mode. Figure 2-4 ZyAIR as an Access Point Example In the example, the ZyAIR is installed on computer A and set to ope rate in acc[...]

ZyAIR G-220 User’s Guide 2-4 Wireless Station Mode Configuration The following figure depicts a roam ing exam ple. When wireless station B m oves to position X , the ZyAIR in wireless station B autom atically switches the channel to the one used by access point 2 in order to stay connected to the network. Figure 2-5 Roaming Example 2.2 Wireless L[...]

ZyAIR G-220 User’s Guide Wireless Station Mode Configuration 2-5 A large Fragmentation Thre shold is recommend ed for networks no t prone to interfer ence while you should set a sm aller threshold for busy networks or network s that are pr one to inte rference. If the Fragmentation Thres hold value is smaller than th e RTS/CTS Threshold value (se[...]

ZyAIR G-220 User’s Guide 2-6 Wireless Station Mode Configuration You shoul d only configure RTS/CTS Thre shold if the possibility of hidden nod es exists on your network and the “cost” of resending la rge frames is m ore than the extra network ove rhead involved in the RTS (Request To Send)/CTS (Clear to Send) handsh ake. If the RTS/CTS Thres[...]

ZyAIR G-220 User’s Guide Access Point Mode Configuration 3-1 Chapter 3 Wireless Station Mode Configuration This chapter shows you how to configure your ZyAIR in wireless station mode. 3.1 Introduction To set your ZyAIR as a wireless station, refer to Sect ion 1.5. 1 . 3.2 The ZyAIR Utility Screen When the ZyAIR utility starts, the ZyAIR G-220 Uti[...]

ZyAIR G-220 User’s Guide 3-2 Access Point Mode Configuration Table 3-1 Station Mode : Zy AIR G-220 Utility LABEL DESCRIPTION Mode Select Station from drop-down list box to set the ZyAIR to operate in wireless station mode. Select Access Point from drop-dow n list box to set the ZyAIR to operate in access point mode. Refer to Section1.5 for more i[...]

ZyAIR G-220 User’s Guide Access Point Mode Configuration 3-3 3.2.1 Connecting to a Network Follow the st eps below t o connect t o a network. Step 1. Click Refresh to scan for all available wireless networks within range. Step 2. To join a network, either click an entry in the table to select a wireless network and then click Connect this site or[...]

ZyAIR G-220 User’s Guide 3-4 Access Point Mode Configuration Figure 3-3 Station Mode: More Setting… The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 3-2 Station Mode: More Setting… LABEL DESCRIPTION General Connection Setting Channel Select the channel number from the dr op- down list box. To associate to an ad-hoc network, you [...]

ZyAIR G-220 User’s Guide Access Point Mode Configuration 3-5 Table 3-2 Station Mode: More Setting… LABEL DESCRIPTION Tx Rate Select a transmission spee d from the drop-down list box. Cho ose from Aut o (default), 1 Mbps , 2 Mbps , 5.5 Mbps , 11 Mbps , 6 Mbps , 9 Mbps , 12 Mbps , 18 Mbps , 24 Mbps , 36 Mbps , 48 Mbps , and 54 Mbps . SSID Enter t[...]

ZyAIR G-220 User’s Guide 3-6 Access Point Mode Configuration Table 3-2 Station Mode: More Setting… LABEL DESCRIPTION Others Advanced Settings… Click Advanced Settings… to set the advanced f eatures on the ZyAIR. Information Click Information to displays related version numbers of the Z yAIR. 3.4 The WEP Key Setting… Screen Click the WEP E[...]

ZyAIR G-220 User’s Guide Access Point Mode Configuration 3-7 Table 3-3 Station Mode: WEP Key Setting… LABEL DESCRIPTION Key Length Select 64 bit , 128 bit or 256 bi t and then fill in the related fields. Default Key ID Select a default WEP key to use for data encr yption. Key Format Select either the HEX or AS C I I WEP key type. Key Value #1 ?[...]

ZyAIR G-220 User’s Guide 3-8 Access Point Mode Configuration 3.5 The Advanced Setting… Screen To set the advanced feat ures on th e ZyAIR, click the Advanced Setting… button in the More Setting… screen. Figure 3-5 Station Mode: Advanced Setting … The following table describes the lab els in this screen Table 3-4 Station Mode: Advanced Set[...]

ZyAIR G-220 User’s Guide Access Point Mode Configuration 3-9 Table 3-4 Station Mode: Advanced Setting … LABEL DESCRIPTION World Wide Select this radio button to have the Z yAIR display 14 channels in the Channel field in the More Setting screen. User Select Select this radio button and select a country from the drop down list to have the ZyAIR [...]

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ZyAIR G-220 User’s Guide Maintenance 4-1 Chapter 4 Access Point Mode Configuration This chapter shows you how to configu re your ZyAIR in access point mode. 4.1 Introduction To set your ZyAIR as a n Access Point (AP ), refer to Sect ion 1.5. 1 . In access point m ode, your ZyAIR func tions as an access point. This allows you to set up your wirele[...]

ZyAIR G-220 User’s Guide 4-2 Maintenance Figure 4-1 Access Point Mode: ZyAIR G-220 Utility The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 4-1 Access Point Mode: ZyAIR G-220 Utility LABEL DESCRIPTION Mode Select Station from drop-down list box to set the ZyAIR to operate in wireless station mode. Select Access Point from drop-dow n[...]

ZyAIR G-220 User’s Guide Maintenance 4-3 Table 4-1 Access Point Mode: ZyAIR G-220 Utility LABEL DESCRIPTION Current Network Setting Channel This field displays the radio channel th e ZyAIR is currently using. SSID This field displays the name of the Z yAIR. WEP This field displays whether WEP data encry ption is activated ( on ) or inactive ( off[...]

ZyAIR G-220 User’s Guide 4-4 Maintenance Figure 4-2 Access Point Mode: Access Point Setting The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 4-2 Access Point Mode: Acce ss Point Setting LABEL DESCRIPTION General Connection Setting Channel Set the operating frequenc y/channel depending on your geographic al region. Basic Rate Select [...]

ZyAIR G-220 User’s Guide Maintenance 4-5 Table 4-2 Access Point Mode: Acce ss Point Setting LABEL DESCRIPTION Hide ESSID Select this check box to hide the ESSID in the outgoing beac on frame so a station cannot obtain the ESSID through passive scanning using a site survey tool. Tx Power Set this field if you need to co nserve power c onsumption ([...]

ZyAIR G-220 User’s Guide 4-6 Maintenance 4.4 The WEP Key Setting… Screen To set up wireless LAN security, click Setting next t o the WEP field in the Access Poi nt Setting screen to display the screen as shown. Figure 4-3 Access Point Mode: Security Refer to Table 3- 3 for field descriptions. 4.5 The MAC Address Filter Screen The MAC Address Fi[...]

ZyAIR G-220 User’s Guide Maintenance 4-7 Figure 4-4 Access Point Mode: MAC Filter The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 4-3 Access Point Mode: MAC Fil ter LABEL DESCRIPTION Filter Type Define the filter acti on for the list of MAC addresses in the MAC addr ess filter table. Select Disable to deactivate the MAC filter feat[...]

ZyAIR G-220 User’s Guide 4-8 Maintenance Table 4-3 Access Point Mode: MAC Fil ter LABEL DESCRIPTION 00 .. 15 Specify the MAC address(es) of the wire less station(s) that is allowed or denied association to the ZyAIR. Enter six pairs of hexadecim al digits in the range of “A-F”, “a-f” and “0-9” (for exam ple, 00A0C5000002). Once you cl[...]

ZyAIR G-220 User’s Guide Troubleshooting 5-1 Chapter 5 Maintenance This chapter describes how to uninstall or upgrade the ZyAIR Utility. 5.1 The Information… Screen The Informa tion … screen display s related versi o n numbers of t h e ZyAIR. To di splay the screen as shown next, click t h e Information button in the More Setting… screen wh[...]

ZyAIR G-220 User’s Guide 5-2 Troubleshooting Step 2. When prom pted, click OK to remove the driver and the utility software. Figure 5-2 Confirm Uninstall Step 3. Restart your computer when prom pted. 5.3 Upgrading the ZyAIR Utility Before you uninst all the ZyAIR Utility , take note of the current net w ork configuration. To perform the upgrade, [...]

ZyAIR G-220 User’s Guide Troubleshooting 6-1 Chapter 6 Troubleshooting This chapter covers pote ntial problems and the possi ble remedies. After each p roblem description, some instructions are p rovided to help you to diagnose and to solve the problem . 6.1 Problems S tarting the ZyAIR Utility Program Table 6-1 Troubleshooting Starting Zy AIR Ut[...]

ZyAIR G-220 User’s Guide 6-2 Troubleshooting 6.3 Problems Communicating With Other Computers Table 6-3 Troubleshooting Communi cation Problems PROBLEM CORRECTIVE ACTION In wireless station mode, the computer with the ZyAIR installed cannot communicate with the other computer(s). A. Infrastructure Make sure that the AP and the associated computers[...]

ZyAIR G-220 User’s Guide Setting Up Your Computer’s IP Address A Appendix A Setting up Y our Computer ’ s IP Address All comput ers must have a 10M or 100M Ethe rnet adapter card and TCP/IP installed. Windows 9 5/98/Me/NT/ 2000/XP, Maci ntosh OS 7 and lat er operati ng system s and all versions of UNIX/LINU X include the software components y[...]

ZyAIR G-220 User’s Guide B Setting Up Your Computer’s IP Address b. Select Ad a p te r and then click Ad d . c. Select the manufacturer and model of your network adapter and then click OK . If you need TCP/IP: a. In the Network window, click Add . b. Select Protocol and then click Ad d . c. Select Microsoft from the list of manufacturers . d. S[...]

ZyAIR G-220 User’s Guide Setting Up Your Computer’s IP Address C 1. 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 Specify an IP address and type your informatio n into the IP Address and Subne t Mask fields. 2. Click the DNS Configuration t ab. -If [...]

ZyAIR G-220 User’s Guide D Setting Up Your Computer’s IP Address 3. Click the Gateway tab. -If you do not know your gateway’s IP address, remove previously installed g ateways. -If you have a gateway IP address, type it in the Ne w ga te way fie ld and click Add . 4. Click OK to save and close the TCP/IP Properties wind o w. 5. Click OK to cl[...]

ZyAIR G-220 User’s Guide Setting Up Your Computer’s IP Address E 1. For Windo ws XP, click start , Control Panel . In Windows 2000/NT, click Start , Settings , Control Panel . 2. For Windo ws XP, click Network Connections . For Windows 2000/NT, click Network and Dial-up Connect ions . 3. Right-click Local A rea Connection and then click Propert[...]

ZyAIR G-220 User’s Guide F Setting Up Your Computer’s IP Address 4. Select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) (under the General tab in Win XP) and click Properties . 5. T he Internet Protocol TCP/IP Properties window opens (the General tab in Windows XP). -If you have a dynamic IP address click Obtain an IP address automaticall y . -If you have a stat[...]

ZyAIR G-220 User’s Guide Setting Up Your Computer’s IP Address G 6. -If you do not kno w your gateway's IP address, remove any previously install ed gateways in the IP Settin gs tab and click OK . Do one or more of the following if you want to configure additional IP addres ses: -In the IP Settings tab, in IP addresses, click Add . -In TCP[...]

ZyAIR G-220 User’s Guide H Setting Up Your Computer’s IP Address 7. In the Internet Protocol TCP/IP Properties window (the Gene ral tab in Windows XP): -Click Obtain DNS server address automatically if you do not know your DNS server IP address(es). -If you know your DNS server IP address(es), click Use the following DNS server addresses , and [...]

ZyAIR G-220 User’s Guide Setting Up Your Computer’s IP Address I 1. Click the Apple menu, Control Panel and double-click TCP/IP to open the TCP/IP Control Panel . 2. Select Ethernet from the Connect via list. 3. For dynamically assigned settings, sel ect Using DHCP Server from the Configure: list.[...]

ZyAIR G-220 User’s Guide J Setting Up Your Computer’s IP Address 4. For statically assigned settings, do the follo wing: -From the Configure box, select Manually . -Type your IP address in the IP Address box. -Type your subnet mask in the Subnet mask box. -Type the IP address of your ZyAIR in the Router address box. 5. Close the TCP/IP Control [...]

ZyAIR G-220 User’s Guide Setting Up Your Computer’s IP Address K 3. For dynamically assigned settings, select Using DHCP from the Configure list. 4. For statically assigned settings, do the following: -From the Configure box, select Manually . -Type your IP address in the IP Address box. -Type your subnet mask in the Subnet mask box. -Type the [...]

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ZyAIR G-220 User’s Guide Access Point Mode Setup Example M Appendix B Access Point Mode Setup Example This exampl e uses the netwo rk sharing feature in Win dows 2000 to bridge the wire d and wireless networ k when you set the ZyAIR in access point (AP) mode. Refer to Sectio n 4.1.1 for setup m ethods and requirements. Steps may vary depending on[...]

ZyAIR G-220 User’s Guide N Access Point Mode Setup Example Diagram 2 Windows 2000: Net w ork and Dial-up Connections Step 4. A Properties screen displays. Click the Sharing tab and select Enable Internet Connection Sharing for this connection . Click OK . Diagram 3 Windows 2000: Net w ork Properties Step 5. A notice screen displ ays. Click Yes .[...]

ZyAIR G-220 User’s Guide Access Point Mode Setup Example O Diagram 4 Windows 2000: Local Net work Configuring the Wireless S t ation Computer Refer to the Se tting Up Your C omputer’s IP Address appendix to set up the wireless station computer(s) IP address.[...]

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ZyAIR G-220 User’s Guide Index Q Appendix C Index A About .............................................................. 5-1 About the ZyAIR Utility ......................... 5-1, 5-2 Access point mode .......................................... 1-5 Access Point Mode.......................................... 4-1 Additional setup requirements .....[...]

ZyAIR G-220 User’s Guide R Index MAC filter type............................................... 4-7 N Network Type ................................................. 2-1 Ad-Hoc(IBSS) ............................................ 2-2 O Online Regist ration ........................................... iii Open authentic ation mode ....................[...]

ZyAIR G-220 User’s Guide Index S Access point ................................................ 4-1 Station ......................................................... 3-1 Switch between modes ................................ 1-5 ZyAIR Utility Before you upgrade ..................................... 5-2 Link Info ....................................[...]