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ZyXEL AG-220 802.1 1a/g Wireless USB Adapter User ’ s Guide V ersion 1.1 0 Edition 1 5/2008[...]

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ZyXEL AG-220 User’s Guide Copyright 3 Copyright Copyright © 2008 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 AG-220 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 interf[...]

ZyXEL AG-220 User’s Guide Certifications 5 • For operation wi thin 5.15 ~ 5.25GHz frequency range, it is restricted to indoor environment. • IEEE 802.1 1b or 802.1 1g operation of t his pr oduct in the U.S.A. is firmware-limited to channels 1 through 11. 注意 ! 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[...]

ZyXEL AG-220 User’s Guide 6 Safety Warnings Safety W arnings For your safety , be sure to read and fo llow all warning notices and instructions. • Do NOT use this product near water , for exam ple, in a wet basement or nea r a swimming pool. • Do NOT expose your device to dampness, dust or corrosive liquids. • Do NOT store thin gs on the de[...]

ZyXEL AG-220 User’s Guide ZyXEL Limited Warranty 7 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 tw o years from the date of purchase . During the warranty period, and upon proof of purchase, should the product have ind ica[...]

ZyXEL AG-220 User’s Guide 8 Customer Suppo rt 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[...]

ZyXEL AG-220 User’s Guide Customer Support 9 +” 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[...]

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ZyXEL AG-220 User’s Guide Table of Contents 11 T able of Content s Copyright .................................................. ................................................................ 3 Certifications ............................................ ................................................................ 4 Safety W arnings .........[...]

ZyXEL AG-220 User’s Guide 12 Table of Contents Chapter 3 Wireless LAN Ne twork .................................................. ......................................... 37 3.1 Wireless LAN Overview ........................... ............. ................ ............. ............... 37 3.2 Wireless LAN Security .............................[...]

ZyXEL AG-220 User’s Guide Table of Contents 13 4.8.2 Using TLS in Vista ....... ............. ................ ............. ............. ................ ..... 70 Chapter 5 Access Point Mode Configuration ............................................................... ......... 73 5.1 Access Point Mode Introd uction ..... ............. ........[...]

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ZyXEL AG-220 User’s Guide List of Figure s 15 List of Figures Figure 1 Application: Infrastructure ... ................ ............. ................ ............. .......... 24 Figure 2 Application: Ad-Hoc ................... ................ ................ ................ ............. 25 Figure 3 Application: Access Point Mode .......... .[...]

ZyXEL AG-220 User’s Guide 16 List of Figures Figure 39 S tation Mode: Profile: Security Se ttings ......... ................ ............. .......... 65 Figure 40 S tation Mode: Profile: Confirm Ne w Settings ................. ................ ....... 65 Figure 41 S tation Mode: Profile: Activate t he Profile ............. ............. .........[...]

ZyXEL AG-220 User’s Guide List of Figure s 17 Figure 82 Windows XP SP1: Wireless Net wor k Connection Properties ............. ... 102 Figure 83 Windows XP SP2: Wireless Net wor k Connection Properties ............. ... 102 Figure 84 Windows XP SP2: WZC N ot Available ........................ ................... ....... 103 Figure 85 Windows XP S[...]

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ZyXEL AG-220 User’s Guide List of Tables 19 List of T ables T able 1 ZyXEL Utility : System Tr ay Icon ..... ................ ................ ................ .......... 27 T able 2 ZyXEL Utility Menu Summary: S tation Mode ..................... .................... ... 51 T able 3 S tation Mode: Link Info ................... ................ ..[...]

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ZyXEL AG-220 User’s Guide Preface 21 Preface Congratulations on you r purchase of the ZyXEL AG-220 802.11a/g W ireless USB Adapter. Y our AG-220 plugs into a USB port on your computer and allows you to access wireless networks. Y our AG-220 is easy to in stall and co nfigure. About This U ser's Guide This manual is designed to guide yo u thr[...]

ZyXEL AG-220 User’s Guide 22 Preface Graphics Icons Key Wireless Access Point Computer Notebook Computer Server Modem or Router Wireless Signal Internet Cloud[...]

ZyXEL AG-220 User’s Guide Chapter 1 Getting Started 23 C HAPTER 1 Getting S t arted This chapter introduces the AG-220 an d prepares you to use the ZyXEL utility . 1.1 About Y our AG-220 The AG-220 is an IEE E 802.1 1a/b/g compliant wireless LAN adapter . Y ou can also turn your AG-220 into an access point (AP) using the Zy XEL utility . The ZyXE[...]

ZyXEL AG-220 User’s Guide 24 Chapter 1 Getting Started 1.2.1.1 Infrastructure T o connect to a network via an access point (AP), set the AG-220 network type to Infrastructure . Through the AP , you can access the Intern et or the wired network behind the AP . Figure 1 Application: Infrastructure 1.2.1.2 Ad-Hoc T o set up a small indepe ndent wire[...]

ZyXEL AG-220 User’s Guide Chapter 1 Getting Started 25 Figure 2 Application: Ad-Hoc 1.2.2 Access Point Mode Y ou can also set the AG-220 to access point mo de. This allows you to set up your wireless networks without using a dedicated AP . The following figure shows a network example. Figure 3 Application: Access Point Mode In the example, the AG[...]

ZyXEL AG-220 User’s Guide 26 Chapter 1 Getting Started Figure 4 ZyXEL Utility: Change Modes Note: W ait for about five seconds for the ZyXEL utility to complete the mode change. The current mode is indicated by the color of the check box. 1.3 AG-220 Hardware and Utility Inst allation Follow the instructions in the Quick S tart Guide to install th[...]

ZyXEL AG-220 User’s Guide Chapter 1 Getting Started 27 The color of the ZyXEL utility sy stem tray icon indicates the status of the AG-220. Refer to the following table for details. 1.4 Configuration Methods T o configure yo ur AG-220, use one of the follo wing applications: • W ireless Zero Configuratio n (WZC) (the W indows XP wireless config[...]

ZyXEL AG-220 User’s Guide 28 Chapter 1 Getting Started Note: Click the icon (located in the top right corner) to display the online help window .[...]

ZyXEL AG-220 User’s Guide Chapter 2 Tutorial 29 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 cl ient[...]

ZyXEL AG-220 User’s Guide 30 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 c[...]

ZyXEL AG-220 User’s Guide Chapter 2 Tutorial 31 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 act[...]

ZyXEL AG-220 User’s Guide 32 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 AP’ s SSID is “SSID_Example3” and its pre-shared key is “ThisismyWP A-PSKpr e-sharedkey”. Y ou have chosen the profile name “PN_Exam[...]

ZyXEL AG-220 User’s Guide Chapter 2 Tutorial 33 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 s[...]

ZyXEL AG-220 User’s Guide 34 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 utili[...]

ZyXEL AG-220 User’s Guide Chapter 2 Tutorial 35 Figure 18 ZyXEL Utility: AP: Link Info 2 If you want to change the SSID and enable wireless security for your AG-220, click the Configuration tab and refer to Section 5.3 on p age 75 for detailed field descriptions. Note: Only WEP security is availabl e when the AG-220 is in AP mode Figure 19 ZyXEL [...]

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ZyXEL AG-220 User’s Guide Chapter 3 Wireless LAN Network 37 C HAPTER 3 Wireless LAN Network This chapter provides backgro und info rmation on wireless LAN networks. 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 25 for an Ad Hoc netwo rk exampl e. Figure 20 Example of a[...]

ZyXEL AG-220 User’s Guide 38 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 LA[...]

ZyXEL AG-220 User’s Guide Chapter 3 Wireless LAN Network 39 Y ou can use the MAC address filter to tell the AG -220 in AP mode which devices are allowed or not allowed to use the wireless network. If a device is allowed to us e the wireless network, it still has to have the correct information (SSID, channel, a nd security). If a device is not al[...]

ZyXEL AG-220 User’s Guide 40 Ch apter 3 Wireless LAN Network • Open System mode is implemented for ease-o f-use and when security is not an issue. The wireless station and the AP or peer com puter do not share a secre t key . Thus the wireless stations can associate with any AP or peer computer and listen to any transmitted data that is not enc[...]

ZyXEL AG-220 User’s Guide Chapter 3 Wireless LAN Network 41 If both an AP and the wireless clients suppor t WP A2 and you have an external RADIUS server , use WP A2 for stronger da ta encryption. If you don't have an external RADIUS serv er , you should use WP A2-PSK (WP A2-Pre-Shared Key) that only requires a single (identical) password ent[...]

ZyXEL AG-220 User’s Guide 42 Ch apter 3 Wireless LAN Network 3.3.2 PIN Configuration Each WPS-enabled device has its own PIN (Personal Identificatio n Number). This may either be static (it cannot be chang e d) or dynamic (in some devices you can generate a new PIN by clicking on a button in th e configuration interface). Use the PIN method inste[...]

ZyXEL AG-220 User’s Guide Chapter 3 Wireless LAN Network 43 Figure 21 Example WPS Process: PIN Method 3.3.3 How WPS Works When two WPS-enabled devices connect, each de vice must assume a spe cific role. One device acts as the registrar (the device that supplies network and security settings) and the other device acts as the enrollee (the device t[...]

ZyXEL AG-220 User’s Guide 44 Ch apter 3 Wireless LAN Network Figure 22 How WPS works The roles of registrar and enrollee last only as long as the WPS setup process is active (two minutes). The next time you use WPS, a different device can be the registrar if necessary . The WPS connection process is like a handshake; only two devices participate [...]

ZyXEL AG-220 User’s Guide Chapter 3 Wireless LAN Network 45 Figure 23 WPS: Example Network S tep 1 In step 2 , you add ano ther wireless client to the networ k. Y ou know that Client 1 supports registrar mode, but it is better to use AP1 for the WPS handshake w ith the new client since you must connect to the access point anyway in order to use t[...]

ZyXEL AG-220 User’s Guide 46 Ch apter 3 Wireless LAN Network Figure 25 WPS: Example Network S tep 3 3.3.4 Limit ations of WPS WPS has some limitati ons of which you shoul d be aware. • WPS works in Infrastructure networks on ly (where an AP and a wireless client communicate). It does not work in Ad-H oc networks (where there is no AP). • When[...]

ZyXEL AG-220 User’s Guide Chapter 3 Wireless LAN Network 47 Y ou can easily check to see if this has happ ened. WPS works between only two devices simultaneously , so if another device has enrolle d your device will be unable to enroll, an d will not have access to the network. If this happens, open the access point’ s configuration interface a[...]

ZyXEL AG-220 User’s Guide 48 Ch apter 3 Wireless LAN Network In the web configurator , go to the W ireless LAN main screen and then select OTIST . T o change the Setup key , enter zero to eight printable char acters. T o have OTIST automatically generate a WP A-PSK key , select the Y es! check box. If you manually configured a WEP key or a WP A-P[...]

ZyXEL AG-220 User’s Guide Chapter 3 Wireless LAN Network 49 3.4.3 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 connection for more than ten seconds, it will search [...]

ZyXEL AG-220 User’s Guide 50 Ch apter 3 Wireless LAN Network 5 If you configure OTIST to generate a WP A-PSK key , this key changes each time you run OTIST . Therefore, if a new wireless client jo ins your wireless network, you need to run OTIST on the AP and ALL the wireless clients again.[...]

ZyXEL AG-220 User’s Guide Chapter 4 Wireless Statio n Mo de Configurat ion 51 C HAPTER 4 W ireless S t ation Mode Configuration This chapter shows you how to configure yo ur AG-220 in wireless station mode. See Chapter 5 on page 73 for how to configure the AG-220 in access point mode. 4.1 Wireless St ation Mode Overview T o set your AG-220 to wir[...]

ZyXEL AG-220 User’s Guide 52 Chapter 4 Wireless Station Mode Configu ration 4.2 The Link Info Screen When the ZyXEL utility starts, the Link Info screen displays, showing the current configuration and connectio n status of your AG-220 . Figure 27 S tation Mode: Link Info The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 3 Station Mod[...]

ZyXEL AG-220 User’s Guide Chapter 4 Wireless Statio n Mo de Configurat ion 53 4.2.1 T rend Ch art Click T rend Chart in t h e Link Info screen to display a screen as shown below . Use this screen to view real-time data traffic statistics. Figure 28 S tation Mode: Link Info: T rend Chart The following table describes the labels in this screen. Aut[...]

ZyXEL AG-220 User’s Guide 54 Chapter 4 Wireless Station Mode Configu ration 4.3 The Site Survey Screen Use the Site Survey screen to scan for and connect to a wireless network automatically . Figure 29 S tation Mode: Site Survey The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 5 Station Mode: Site Survey LABEL DESCRIPTION Available [...]

ZyXEL AG-220 User’s Guide Chapter 4 Wireless Statio n Mo de Configurat ion 55 4.3.1 Security Settings When you co nfigure the AG-220 to connect to a network with wireless security activated and the security settings are disabled on the AG-220 , the screen varie s according to the encryption method used by the selected network . 4.3.1.1 WEP Encryp[...]

ZyXEL AG-220 User’s Guide 56 Chapter 4 Wireless Station Mode Configu ration 4.3.1.2 WP A-PSK/WP A2-PSK Figure 31 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 f[...]

ZyXEL AG-220 User’s Guide Chapter 4 Wireless Statio n Mo de Configurat ion 57 The following table describes the labels in this screen. 4.3.1.3 WP A/WP A2 Note: At the time of writing Login Name and Pa ssword are not available on Windows Vist a. Figure 32 S tation Mode: Security Settin gs: WP A/WP A2 The following table describes the labels in thi[...]

ZyXEL AG-220 User’s Guide 58 Chapter 4 Wireless Station Mode Configu ration 4.3.1.4 IEEE 802.1x Configure IEEE 802.1x security with various authentication methods in this screen. Note: At the time of writing Login Name and Pa ssword are not available on Windows Vist a. Figure 33 S tation Mode: Security Settin g: 802.1x Login Name En ter a user na[...]

ZyXEL AG-220 User’s Guide Chapter 4 Wireless Statio n Mo de Configurat ion 59 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[...]

ZyXEL AG-220 User’s Guide 60 Chapter 4 Wireless Station Mode Configu ration Figure 34 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 AG-220, it automa[...]

ZyXEL AG-220 User’s Guide Chapter 4 Wireless Statio n Mo de Configurat ion 61 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, or use one of the pre-configured network profiles. Figure 35 S tation Mode: Profile Th[...]

ZyXEL AG-220 User’s Guide 62 Chapter 4 Wireless Station Mode Configu ration 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 36 S tation Mode: Pro file: Add a New Profile The following table describes the la[...]

ZyXEL AG-220 User’s Guide Chapter 4 Wireless Statio n Mo de Configurat ion 63 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 click Ne xt to continue. If you are using W indows V ista th[...]

ZyXEL AG-220 User’s Guide 64 Chapter 4 Wireless Station Mode Configu ration The following table describes the labels in this screen. 3 If you selected Infrastructure network type in th e first s creen, select WEP , WP A , WP A2 , WP A-PSK , WP A2-PSK or 802.1x from the drop-down list box to enable data encryption. If you selected Ad-Hoc network t[...]

ZyXEL AG-220 User’s Guide Chapter 4 Wireless Statio n Mo de Configurat ion 65 Figure 39 S tation Mode: Profile: Secur ity Settings 5 This read-only screen shows a summary of the new profile settings. V erify that the settings are correct. Click Save to save and go to the next screen. Click Back to return to the previou s screen. Otherw ise, click[...]

ZyXEL AG-220 User’s Guide 66 Chapter 4 Wireless Station Mode Configu ration Figure 41 S tation Mode: Profile: Activa te the Profile 4.5 The Advanced Screen T o set the network mode of the AG-220, click the Advanced tab. Note: This screen is not available in Wind ows Vista. Figure 42 S tation Mode: Advanced The following table describes the labels[...]

ZyXEL AG-220 User’s Guide Chapter 4 Wireless Statio n Mo de Configurat ion 67 4.6 The Adapter Screen T o set the other advanced features on the AG-220, click the Adapter tab. Note: This screen is dif f erent in Windows V ista. Please refer to Section 4.7 on page 68 for the Win dows Vista scree n. Figure 43 S tation Mode: Adapter The following tab[...]

ZyXEL AG-220 User’s Guide 68 Chapter 4 Wireless Station Mode Configu ration 4.7 The Adapter Screen (Windows V ist a) This screen is only availabl e in the W indows V ista version of the utility . T o set the other advanced features on the AG-220, click the Adapter tab. Figure 44 S tation Mode: Adapter ( W indows Vi sta) Power Saving Mode Select M[...]

ZyXEL AG-220 User’s Guide Chapter 4 Wireless Statio n Mo de Configurat ion 69 The following table describes the labels in this screen. 4.8 Security Settings in Windows V ist a When you use the AG-220 in W indows V ista, the procedure fo r setting up WP A, WP A2 and 802.1x security se ttings is different from th at of other operating systems (othe[...]

ZyXEL AG-220 User’s Guide 70 Chapter 4 Wireless Station Mode Configu ration 4.8.1 Using PEAP in V ist a T ake the following step s to set up WP A, WP A2 or 802.1x securit y using PEAP in W indows V ista. 1 Either select the AP to which you want to connect in the Site Survey screen (see Section 4.3 on page 5 4 ), or configure a profile in the norm[...]

ZyXEL AG-220 User’s Guide Chapter 4 Wireless Statio n Mo de Configurat ion 71 1 Either select the AP to which you want to connect in the Site Survey screen (see Section 4.3 on page 5 4 ), or configure a profile (see Section 4.4 on page 60 ) in the normal way . 2 In the WP A , WP A2 or 802.1x security screen, select TLS as the EAP T ype . Note tha[...]

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ZyXEL AG-220 User’s Guide Chapter 5 Access Point Mode Con figuration 73 C HAPTER 5 Access Point Mode Configuration This chapter shows you ho w to configure your AG- 220 in access point mode. Note: Access Point Mode is not available in Windows V ista. 5.1 Access Point Mode Introduction T o set your AG-220 to access point (AP) mode, select AP Mode [...]

ZyXEL AG-220 User’s Guide 74 Chapter 5 Access Point Mode Configuration 5.1.2 Additional Setup Requirement s T o bridge your wired and wireless network us ing the AG-220, the following requirements must be met: 1 The AG-220 must be installed on a co mputer connected to the wir e d network. 2 Either bridge the two interfaces (wireless and wired) on[...]

ZyXEL AG-220 User’s Guide Chapter 5 Access Point Mode Con figuration 75 5.3 The Configuration Screen Click Configuration in the ZyXEL uti lity screen to display the screen as shown. Figure 51 Access Point Mode: Configuration Security This field shows whether data encryption is activated ( WEP ) or inactive ( DISABLE ). MAC This field displays the[...]

ZyXEL AG-220 User’s Guide 76 Chapter 5 Access Point Mode Configuration The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 19 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 (t[...]

ZyXEL AG-220 User’s Guide Chapter 5 Access Point Mode Con figuration 77 5.4 The Advanced Screen T o set the network mode of the AG-220, click the Advanced tab. Key x (where x is a number between 1 and 4) Select this option if you want to manually enter the WEP keys. Enter the WEP key in the field provi ded. If you select 64 Bit s in the WEP field[...]

ZyXEL AG-220 User’s Guide 78 Chapter 5 Access Point Mode Configuration Figure 52 Access Point Mode: Advanced The following table describes the labels in this screen. 5.5 The MAC Filter Screen The MAC Filter screen allows you to configure the AG-220 to give exclusive access to devices ( Accept ) or exclude devices from connecting to the AG-220 ( R[...]

ZyXEL AG-220 User’s Guide Chapter 5 Access Point Mode Con figuration 79 Figure 53 Access Point Mode: MAC Filter The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 21 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 deac[...]

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ZyXEL AG-220 User’s Guide Chapter 6 Maintenance 81 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 dr iver and utility versio n numbers of the AG-220. T o display the screen as shown below , click the about ( ) button. Figure 54 About The following table[...]

ZyXEL AG-220 User’s Guide 82 Chapter 6 Maintenance 1 Click St a r t , (All) Programs , ZyXEL AG-220 W ireless USB Adapter Utility , Un install ZyXEL AG-220 Wir eless USB Adapter Utility . 2 When prompted, cli c k OK or Ye s to remove the driver and the utility software. Figure 55 Uninstall: Confirm 3 Click Finish to complete uninstalling the soft[...]

ZyXEL AG-220 User’s Guide Chapter 6 Maintenance 83 Figure 58 Uninstall: Control Panel 3 On the Control Panel screen click Uninstall a pr ogram . Figure 59 Uninstall: Control Panel 4 On the Uninstall Program screen double click ZyXEL AG-220 Wireless USB Adapter Utility . Y ou may need to scroll down to find th is if you have many programs installe[...]

ZyXEL AG-220 User’s Guide 84 Chapter 6 Maintenance Figure 62 Uninstall: Finish 6.3 Upgrading the ZyXEL Utility Note: Before you uninst all the ZyXEL utility , take note of your current 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 and save the file [...]

ZyXEL AG-220 User’s Guide Chapter 7 Trou bleshoot ing 85 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 Poin[...]

ZyXEL AG-220 User’s Guide 86 Chapter 7 Troubleshooting 7.3 Problem with the Link Quality 7.4 Problems Communicating With Other Computers Table 25 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 sc[...]

ZyXEL AG-220 User’s Guide Appendix A 87 A PPENDIX A Product S pecifications Table 27 Product Specification s PHYSICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL Product Name ZyXEL AG-220 802.1 1a/g Wireless USB Adapter Interface USB 2.0 compatible S tandards IEEE 802.1 1a IEEE 802.1 1b IEEE 802.1 1g Network Architectures Infrastructure Ad-Hoc Operating T emperature 0 ~ 5[...]

ZyXEL AG-220 User’s Guide 88 Appendix A Operating Frequencie s and Channels IEEE 802.1 1b/g: 2.412 ~ 2.484 GHz FCC: 1 1 channels T aiwan: 1 1 channels CE: 13 channels IEEE 802.1 1a 5.18 0 ~ 5.825 GHz: 5.180 ~ 5.240 GHz FCC: 4 channels CE: 4 channels 5.260 ~ 5.320 GHz FCC: 4 channels T aiwan: 4 chann els CE: 4 channels 5.500 ~ 5.700 GHz CE: 1 1 ch[...]

ZyXEL AG-220 User’s Guide Appendix B 89 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 AG-220 in a ccess point (AP) mode. Refer to Chapter 5 on page 73 for setup methods and requirements. Steps may vary depending on your W indows[...]

ZyXEL AG-220 User’s Guide 90 Appendix B Figure 64 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 65 Windows 2000: Network Propertie s If there is more than one network adapter on the computer , select Enable[...]

ZyXEL AG-220 User’s Guide Appendix B 91 Figure 66 WIndows 2000: Network Properties: Select Network Ada p ter 5 A notice screen displays. Click Ye s . Figure 67 Windows 2000: Local Network Configuring the Wireless S t ation Computer Refer to Appendix E on page 121 for information on how to set up the IP address of a computer you want to conn ect w[...]

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ZyXEL AG-220 User’s Guide Appendix C 93 A PPENDIX C Windows W ireless Management This appendix shows you how to manage your AG-220 using th e W indows V ista and W indows XP wireless configuration tools. Windows V ist a T ake the following steps to connect to a wireless network using the W indows V ista wireless configuration tool (WLAN AutoConfi[...]

ZyXEL AG-220 User’s Guide 94 Appendix C Figure 69 Vi sta: Th e Connect T o Window The security status of each wireless networ k displays, as well as an indication of its signal strength. If you use the mouse pointer to hover over a network’ s entry , additional information about the network displ ays. Figure 70 Vista: Additional Informat ion 2 [...]

ZyXEL AG-220 User’s Guide Appendix C 95 Figure 71 Vist a: Enter Security Key Y our computer tries to connect to the wireless network. Figure 72 Vist a: Connecting If your computer has connected to the wi reless network successfully , the following screen displays.[...]

ZyXEL AG-220 User’s Guide 96 Appendix C Figure 73 Vista: Successful Connection 4 If you will use this networ k again, ensure that Save this network is selected. If you save the network, you do not have to configu re its settings again. 5 Select S tart this connection automatically if you want W indows to always try to use this network when you st[...]

ZyXEL AG-220 User’s Guide Appendix C 97 Figure 74 Vista: Choose a Connect ion Opti on 2 Click Manually connect to a wir eless ne twork . The following sc reen displays. Figure 75 Vist a: Connect Manually The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 28 Vista: Connect Manually LABEL DESCRIPTION Network name Enter your network’ s[...]

ZyXEL AG-220 User’s Guide 98 Appendix C 3 When you have finished filling in the fields, cli c k Next . the following screen displays. Figure 76 Vist a: Successfully Added Network 4 If you want to make any cha nges to th e settings you just configured, click Change connection settings . Otherwise, click Connect to... . In the window that displays,[...]

ZyXEL AG-220 User’s Guide Appendix C 99 1 Click St a r t () > Connect T o . In the Connect to screen, click Set up a connection or network . The following sc reen displays. Figure 77 Vist a: Set Up An Ad-hoc Network 2 Select Set up a wir eless ad hoc (computer -to-computer) network and click Next . The following screen displays. Figure 78 Vist[...]

ZyXEL AG-220 User’s Guide 100 Appendix C 4 Enter the Security key/Passphrase . Everybody on the network must enter th is key in their computer ’ s wireless client in order to access the network. If you want to see the characters you entered, select the Display characters box. Otherwise, leave it empty (dots display instead of the characters). 5[...]

ZyXEL AG-220 User’s Guide Appendix C 101 Figure 80 Windows XP SP1: Wireles s Network Con nection S tatus Figure 81 Windows XP SP2: Wireles s Network Con nection S tatus 4 The W ireless Network Conn ection Properties screen displays. Click the Wir eless Networks tab. Make sure the Use Windows to configur e my wireless network settings check box is[...]

ZyXEL AG-220 User’s Guide 102 Appendix C Figure 82 Windows XP SP1: Wireles s Network Con nection Prope rties Figure 83 Windows XP SP2: Wireles s Network Con nection Prope rties If you see the following screen, refer to artic le 871 122 on the Microsoft web site for information on start ing WZC.[...]

ZyXEL AG-220 User’s Guide Appendix C 103 Figure 84 Windows XP SP2: WZC Not Available 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 85 Windows XP SP2: System T ray Icon The type of the wireless network icon in W ind ows X[...]

ZyXEL AG-220 User’s Guide 104 Appendix C Figure 86 Windows XP SP2: Wireles s Network Con nection S tatus W indows XP SP1: In the Wi reless Network Connection S tatus screen, click Properties and the W ireless Networks tab to open the W ireless Network Connection Properties screen. Figure 87 Windows XP SP1: Wireles s Network Con nection S tatus 3 [...]

ZyXEL AG-220 User’s Guide Appendix C 105 Figure 88 Windows XP SP2: Wireles s Network Con nection 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. Select a wireless network in the A vailable networks list, click Confi[...]

ZyXEL AG-220 User’s Guide 106 Appendix C Figure 89 Windows XP SP1: Wireles s Network Con nection Prope rties 4 4.W indows XP SP2: If the wireless security is activated for the selected wireless network, the Wireless Network Connection screen displays. Y ou must set the related fields in the W ireless Network Connection screen to the same se curit[...]

ZyXEL AG-220 User’s Guide Appendix C 107 Figure 91 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 list or t he connection icon in the Pr eferred networks or A vailable networks list. The following table descr[...]

ZyXEL AG-220 User’s Guide 108 Appendix C The following table describes the labels in this screen. 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. Table 32 Window[...]

ZyXEL AG-220 User’s Guide Appendix C 109 Figure 93 Windows XP: Wireless (network) properties: Authentication The following table describes the labels in this screen. 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 s[...]

ZyXEL AG-220 User’s Guide 110 Appendix C Protected EAP Properties Figure 94 Windows XP : Protected E AP Properties The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 34 Windows XP: Protected EAP Properties LABEL DESCRIPTION V alidate server certificate Select the check box to verify the ce rtificate of the aut hentication server . Con[...]

ZyXEL AG-220 User’s Guide Appendix C 111 Smart Card or other Certificate Proper t ies Figure 95 Windows XP: Smart Card or other Certificate Properties The following table describes the labels in this screen. Ordering the Pref erred Networks Follow the steps below to manage y our preferred networks. Table 35 Windows XP: Smart Card or ot her Certif[...]

ZyXEL AG-220 User’s Guide 112 Appendix C 1 W indows XP SP2: Click Change the or der of pr eferr ed networks in the Wir eless Network Connection screen (see Figu re 88 on page 1 05 ). The screen displays as shown. Figure 96 Windows XP SP2: Wireles s Networks: Pr eferred Net works W indows XP SP1: In the Wi reless Network Connection S tatus screen,[...]

ZyXEL AG-220 User’s Guide Appendix C 113 the security , authentication or connection information of the selected network. Click Add to add a preferred network into the list manually .[...]

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ZyXEL AG-220 User’s Guide Appendix D 115 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 may not support all authentication types. EAP (Extensible Authentication Protocol) is an au thentication protocol that[...]

ZyXEL AG-220 User’s Guide 116 Appendix D 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 certificate to the se rve[...]

ZyXEL AG-220 User’s Guide Appendix D 117 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 comparison of the feat[...]

ZyXEL AG-220 User’s Guide 118 Appendix D 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 Check (MIC) nam[...]

ZyXEL AG-220 User’s Guide Appendix D 119 WP A(2)-PSK Application Example A WP A(2)s-PSK applic a 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 The AP checks ea[...]

ZyXEL AG-220 User’s Guide 120 Appendix D Figure 99 WP A(2) w ith RADIUS Application Example Security Parameters Summary Refer to this table to see what other secur ity parameters you shou ld configure for each Authentication Method/ key management prot ocol type. MAC address filters are not dependent on how you config ure these security features.[...]

ZyXEL AG-220 User’s Guide Appendix E 121 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 98/Me/2000/XP/V ista and later operating systems and all ve rsions of UNIX/LINUX include the software components you need to install and use TCP/IP on your comp[...]

ZyXEL AG-220 User’s Guide 122 Appendix E Figure 100 WIndows 98/M e: Network: C onfiguration 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 In the Network window , click Add . 2 Sel[...]

ZyXEL AG-220 User’s Guide Appendix E 123 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 your network adapter's T C P/IP ent[...]

ZyXEL AG-220 User’s Guide 124 Appendix E Figure 102 Windows 98/M e: TCP/IP Prope rties: 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 . 5 Click OK to save and close the TCP/IP[...]

ZyXEL AG-220 User’s Guide Appendix E 125 Figure 103 Windows XP: S tar t Menu 2 For W indows XP , click Network Connections . For W indows 2000, click Network and Dial-up Connections . Figure 104 Windows XP: Control Panel 3 Right-click Local Area Connection and then click Pr operties .[...]

ZyXEL AG-220 User’s Guide 126 Appendix E Figure 105 Windows XP: Control Panel: Network Connections: Pro perties 4 Select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) (under the Genera l tab in W in XP) and click Properties . Figure 106 Windows XP: Local Area Conne ction Properties 5 The Internet Protocol TCP/IP Pr operties window opens (the Gene ral tab in W indow[...]

ZyXEL AG-220 User’s Guide Appendix E 127 • 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 107 Windows XP: Advanced TCP/IP Settings 6 If you do not know your gateway's IP address , remove any previously installed gateways in t[...]

ZyXEL AG-220 User’s Guide 128 Appendix E • 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 addres s(es), click Use the following DNS server addresses , and type them in the Preferr ed DNS server and Alternate DNS server fields. If you have previously configured[...]

ZyXEL AG-220 User’s Guide Appendix E 129 Figure 109 Windows V ista: S tart Menu 2 In the Control Panel , double-click Network and Internet . Figure 1 10 Windows V ista: Control Panel 3 Click Network and Sharing Center . Figure 1 1 1 Windows Vist a: Network And Internet 4 Click Manage network connections . Figure 1 12 Windows V ista: Network and S[...]

ZyXEL AG-220 User’s Guide 130 Appendix E 5 Right-click Local Area Connection and then click Pr operties . ? During this procedure, click Continue whenever Windows displays a screen saying that it needs y our permission to continue. Figure 1 13 Windows V ista: Network and Sharing Center 6 Select Internet Protocol V ersion 4 (TCP/IPv4) and click Pr[...]

ZyXEL AG-220 User’s Guide Appendix E 131 • If you have a dynamic IP address click Obtain an IP address automatically . • If you have a static IP address click Use the follow ing IP address and fi ll in the IP address , Subnet mask , and Default gateway fields. • Click Advan ced . Figure 1 15 Windows V ista: Internet Protocol V ersion 4 (TCP[...]

ZyXEL AG-220 User’s Guide 132 Appendix E Figure 1 16 Windows V ista: Advanced TCP/IP Properties 9 In the Internet Protocol V ersion 4 (TCP/IPv4) Properties window , (the Gene ral tab ): • Click Obtain DNS server address automatically if yo u do not know your DNS server IP address(es). • If you know your DNS server IP address(es), click Use th[...]

ZyXEL AG-220 User’s Guide Appendix E 133 Figure 1 17 Windows V ista: Internet Protocol V ersion 4 (TCP/IPv4) Properties 10 Click OK to close the Internet Protocol V ersion 4 (TCP/IPv4) Pro perties win dow . 11 Click Close to close the Local Ar ea C onnection Properties window . 12 Close the Network Connections w indow . 13 T urn on your AG-220 an[...]

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ZyXEL AG-220 User’s Guide Index 135 Index A About 81 About your ZyXEL AG-220 23 Access point (AP) 23 , 37 Access point mode 25 Access point. See also AP . Activating a profile 65 Adapter 67 , 68 Ad-Hoc 24 , 63 Advanced Encryption St andard 40 , 11 7 Advanced settings 66 , 67 , 68 Antenna gain 76 Antenna output power 75 AP See also access point. A[...]

ZyXEL AG-220 User’s Guide 136 Index EAP-TLS 40 EAP-TTLS 40 Enabling OTIST 47 Encryption 54 , 11 7 Encryption type 39 , 55 , 57 Environmental specifications 87 F Fast power save 68 FCC Interference S tatement 4 Frequency 37 , 66 , 87 G Getting started 23 Graphics icons key 22 H Hardware connections 26 Help 28 Hide SSID 76 Humidity 87 I IEEE 802.1x[...]

ZyXEL AG-220 User’s Guide Index 137 Physical specifications 87 Power consum ption 87 Power saving mode 68 Preamble 67 Product Registration 7 Product specifications 87 Profile 52 , 61 activation 65 add new 62 configure 29 , 31 default 60 delete 61 edit 61 information 62 new 61 , 62 Q Quick S tart Guide 21 , 26 , 85 R Radio interference 86 Radio sp[...]

ZyXEL AG-220 User’s Guide 138 Index V V alidate server certificate 58 Vist a 69 , 70 V oltage 87 W W arranty 7 Note 7 Wei gh t 87 WEP 39 , 55 , 76 automatic setup 39 manual setup 39 , 56 , 77 passphrase 39 , 55 , 76 WEP (Wired Equivalent Priva cy) 39 WEP Encryption 55 WEP key generation 39 WEP security 35 Wi-Fi Protected Access 40 , 11 7 WiFi Pro[...]