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ZyAIR G-160 802.11g Wireless Cardbus Card User's Guide Version 2.0 June 2004[...]

ZyAIR G-160 User’s Guide ii Copyright Copyright Copyright ©2004 by Zy XEL Communications Corporation The contents of this publi cation may not be reproduced i n any part or a s a whole, transcribed, sto red in a retrieval system, translated into any langu age, or tr ansmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optical[...]

ZyAIR G-160 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 for a period of up to one (1) year fr om the date of purcha se. During the warranty period and upon pr oof of purcha se, should the product ha ve i[...]

ZyAIR G-160 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 operation a nd safety requireme nts. The Indust ry Canada does not guarantee that the equipment w ill[...]

ZyAIR G-160 User’s Guide FCC Statement v Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Interference S t atement 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 harmful interference. • This device must accept any interference received, incl uding interference that ma[...]

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ZyAIR G-160 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 number .  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-160 User’s Guide viii Information for Canadian Users SUPPORT E-MAIL TELEPHONE 1 WEB SITE METHOD LOCATION SALES E-MAIL FAX 1 FTP SITE REGULAR MAIL support@zyxel.se +46 31 744 7700 www.zyx el.se SW EDEN 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 ww[...]

ZyAIR G-160 User’s Guide Table of Contents ix T able of Content s Copyright ...................................................................................................................... ................................. ii ZyXEL Limite d Warranty ............................................................................................[...]

ZyAIR G-160 User’s Guide x Table of Contents 2.4.2 802. 1x Config uration ......................................................................................................... 2- 23 2.4.3 WP A-PSK Configuration................................................................................................... 2-24 2.5 The Statistic s Scr een .[...]

ZyAIR G-160 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-160 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 1-2 Common Scree n Command B uttons ........................................................................................ .... 1-5 T[...]

ZyAIR G-160 User’s Guide Preface xiii Preface Congratulations on the purchase of your new ZyAIR G-160 802 .11g Wireless Cardbus Card! About This User's Guid e This guide provides information abou t the ZyAIR G-160 Wireless LAN Utility that you use to configure your ZyAIR. Synt ax Conventions • “Type” or “Enter” m eans for you to ty[...]

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ZyAIR G-160 User’s Guide Getting Started 1-1 Chapter 1 Getting Started This chapter prepares you to using the ZyAIR Utility. 1.1 About Y o ur 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 your ZyAIR. • Yo[...]

ZyAIR G-160 User’s Guide 1-2 Getting Started 1.3.1 The Connect to Wireless Network Screen Follow the st eps below t o disable the co nfiguratio n tool in Windows XP i n the Connect to Wireless Network scree n. Step 1. Double-click on the network icon for the wireless conn ection in the system tray. If the icon is not present, proceed to Ste p 2 .[...]

ZyAIR G-160 User’s Guide Getting Started 1-3 Step 5. When a Connect to Wireless Network window displays, click Adva nced… . Figure 1-3 Windows XP: Connect to Wireless Ne twork[...]

ZyAIR G-160 User’s Guide 1-4 Getting Started 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 Properties 1.4 Accessing the ZyAIR Utility After you installed the ZyAIR Utility an[...]

ZyAIR G-160 User’s Guide Getting Started 1-5 Table 1-1 ZyAIR Utility: System Tray Icon COLOR DESCRIPTION Red The radio is disabled if your computer provides the radio disa ble feature and you turn it on. Green The ZyAIR is connected to a wireless network. Yellow The ZyAIR is in the process of connecting to a wireless network. Back and White The Z[...]

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ZyAIR G-160 User’s Guide Using the ZyAIR Utility 2-1 Chapter 2 Using the ZyAIR Utility This chapter shows you how to config ure the ZyAIR using the ZyAIR Utility. 2.1 About Wireless LAN Network This section describes each wi reless LAN parameter. 2.1.1 Channel The range of radio frequencies used by IEEE 802.11 wireless devices is called a “c ha[...]

ZyAIR G-160 User’s Guide 2-2 Using the ZyAIR Utility Ad-Hoc (IBSS) Ad-hoc mode doe s not require an AP or a wired network. Tw o or more wireless stations c ommunicate directly to eac h other. A n ad-hoc net work may sometim es be referred t o as an Inde pendent Basic Servic e Set (IBSS). Figure 2-1 Ad-hoc Net w ork Example T o set up an ad-hoc ne[...]

ZyAIR G-160 User’s Guide Using the ZyAIR Utility 2-3 Figure 2-3 Infrastructure Net w ork Example 2.1.5 Roaming In an infrastruc ture network, wireless st ations are a ble to swit ch from one BSS to a nother as t hey move between the c overage areas. During t h is period, the wi reless stations maintain uninterrupted connection to the network. Thi[...]

ZyAIR G-160 User’s Guide 2-4 Using the ZyAIR Utility Figure 2-4 Roaming Example 2.1.6 Profile The Profile function allows you to save or delete the wireless network settings and use one of the pre- configured network pro files. 2.1.7 Threshold Controls Fragment ation Threshold A fragme ntation thres hold is the m aximum data fragm ent size (betwe[...]

ZyAIR G-160 User’s Guide Using the ZyAIR Utility 2-5 Figure 2-5 RTS Threshold When station A sends data to the AP, it might not know that the statio n B is already using the channel. If these two stations send data at the same time, co llisions may occur when both sets of data arrive at the AP at the same time, resulting in a loss of messages for[...]

ZyAIR G-160 User’s Guide 2-6 Using the ZyAIR Utility Figure 2-6 Wireless LAN Security Levels Configure the wireless LAN security using the Privacy screen. If you do not enable any wir eless s ecurity on your ZyAIR, communication between t he ZyAIR an d the wired network is acce ssible to any wireless networking device that is i n the coverage are[...]

ZyAIR G-160 User’s Guide Using the ZyAIR Utility 2-7 2.1.11 Preamble T ype A preamble is used to synchron ize the transmission ti ming in your wireless network. There ar e two preamble m odes: Long Preamble and Short Preamble . Short pream ble takes less tim e to process and minim izes overhead, so it should be used in a goo d wireless network en[...]

ZyAIR G-160 User’s Guide 2-8 Using the ZyAIR Utility Encryption WPA impro ves data encry ption by using Tem poral Key Integrity Pr otocol (T KIP), Mess age Integrit y Check (MIC) a nd IEEE 802. 1x. Temporal Key Integrity Pr otocol (TK IP) uses 128 -bit keys t hat are dynam ically generated and distri buted by the authenti cation server. It includ[...]

ZyAIR G-160 User’s Guide Using the ZyAIR Utility 2-9 Figure 2-7 WPA - PSK Authentica tion 2.1.15 WP A w ith RADIUS Application Example You need the IP addr ess of the RADIUS server, its port number ( default is 1812), and the RADIUS shar ed secret. A WPA application exam ple with an external RADIUS server l ooks as follows. “A” is the RADIUS [...]

ZyAIR G-160 User’s Guide 2-10 Using the ZyAIR Utility Figure 2-8 WPA with RADIUS Application Example 2.2 The Main Screen Click the Main tab t o display t he screen as sho wn next.[...]

ZyAIR G-160 User’s Guide Using the ZyAIR Utility 2-11 Figure 2-9 Main The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 2-1 Main LABEL DESCRIPTION Status This field displays the connection status. External Configuration Select this option and click Apply if you activate and use another configur ation tool (such as the Windows XP Zero[...]

ZyAIR G-160 User’s Guide 2-12 Using the ZyAIR Utility Table 2-1 Main LABEL DESCRIPTION SSID This field displays the SSID (or name) of each wireless device. Indicates that the wireless network does not require security se tting to access it. indicates that the wireless security is activated on this network. indicates a hidden net work. You must kn[...]

ZyAIR G-160 User’s Guide Using the ZyAIR Utility 2-13 Step 1. Click Rescan to scan for all available wireless networks within range. Step 2. To join a wireless network, either click an entry in th e table to select a wireless network and then click Connect or double-cl ick an e ntry. Step 3. If the ZyAIR and the selected wireless network don’t [...]

ZyAIR G-160 User’s Guide 2-14 Using the ZyAIR Utility Table 2-2 Main: New Connection LABEL DESCRIPTION BSS Type Select Infrastructure or 802. 11 Ad-Hoc from the drop-down list box. Select Infrastructure to associate to an AP. Select 802.11 Ad-Hoc to associate to a peer ad-hoc com puter. Refer to Section 2.1.4 for more information. Tx Rate Select [...]

ZyAIR G-160 User’s Guide Using the ZyAIR Utility 2-15 Table 2-2 Main: New Connection LABEL DESCRIPTION Mode From the drop-sown list, select the wi reless standard (802.11b or 802.11g) of the wireless device. Select B-Only Mode to allow the ZyAIR to associate with only IEEE 802.11b compliant WLAN devices. Select B-Plus Mode to allow the ZyAIR to a[...]

ZyAIR G-160 User’s Guide 2-16 Using the ZyAIR Utility Figure 2-11 Main: Advanced The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 2-3 Main: Advanced LABEL DESCRIPTION Thresholds Fragment Threshold The threshold (number of bytes) for the fr agmentation bo undary for directed messages. It is the maximum data fragment size that can be [...]

ZyAIR G-160 User’s Guide Using the ZyAIR Utility 2-17 Table 2-3 Main: Advanced LABEL DESCRIPTION Preamble Use the radio button to sele ct the preamble type. Refer to Section 2.1.11 for more information. 2.3 The Advanced Screen Click the Advanced tab to di splay the read-onl y screen as sho wn next. Figure 2-12 Advanced The following table describ[...]

ZyAIR G-160 User’s Guide 2-18 Using the ZyAIR Utility Table 2-4 Advanced LABEL DESCRIPTION Domain & Power Information AP Country Code This field displays the AP’s country code of up to three characters. AP Tx Power Level This field displays the current transmission p ower in db (decibel). STA Reg. Domain This field displays the ZyAIR’s re[...]

ZyAIR G-160 User’s Guide Using the ZyAIR Utility 2-19 2.4 The Privacy Screen Click the Privacy tab to display t he screen as sho wn next. The screen varies depending on what you select in the Pri vacy Mode and the Authentication M ode field. You see the next screen when you select None in the Privacy Mode field. Figure 2-13 Privacy The following [...]

ZyAIR G-160 User’s Guide 2-20 Using the ZyAIR Utility Table 2-5 Privacy LABEL DESCRIPTION Privacy Mode Select None to have no wireless LAN security configur ed. Select WEP to enable WEP data encryption. Select CCX (Cisco Compatible Extensions) to al low for instant commu nication w ith Cisco networks. Select WPA to configure Wi-Fi Protected Acces[...]

ZyAIR G-160 User’s Guide Using the ZyAIR Utility 2-21 Figure 2-14 WEP Configuration The following table describes the labels in this screen.[...]

ZyAIR G-160 User’s Guide 2-22 Using the ZyAIR Utility Table 2-6 WEP Configuration LABEL DESCRIPTION 1 - 4 Select a WEP key to use for data encryption. Enter the WEP keys in the fields provided. If you select 64 bit in the Key Size field. • Enter either 10 hexadecimal characters in the range of “A-F ”, “a-f” and “0-9” (e.g. 11AA22BB3[...]

ZyAIR G-160 User’s Guide Using the ZyAIR Utility 2-23 Table 2-6 WEP Configuration LABEL DESCRIPTION Key Format Select Hex to enter the WEP keys as hexadecimal c haracters. Select AS C I I to enter WEP keys as ASCII characters. OK Click OK to save the changes and close the screen. Cancel Click Cancel to leave this screen without saving. 2.4.2 802.[...]

ZyAIR G-160 User’s Guide 2-24 Using the ZyAIR Utility Table 2-7 802.1X Configuration LABEL DESCRIPTION Protocol Select an authentication protocol ( E AP-TLS , MSCHA P V2 over PEAP or LEAP ) in the text box. The options vary ba sed on what you select in the Privacy Mode field in the Privacy screen. Password This field is only avail able when you s[...]

ZyAIR G-160 User’s Guide Using the ZyAIR Utility 2-25 Figure 2-16 PSK Configuration The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 2-8 PSK Configuration LABEL DESCRIPTION Pre-shared key Passphrase The encr yption mechanisms used for WPA and WPA-PSK are the same. The only difference between the t wo is that WPA-PSK uses a simple co[...]

ZyAIR G-160 User’s Guide 2-26 Using the ZyAIR Utility Figure 2-17 Statistics The following table describes the labels in the table. Table 2-9 Statistics LABEL DESCRIPTION Receive Good Packets This is the total number of pack ets that the ZyAIR receives without errors. Partial Packets This is the total number of partia l packets that the ZyAIR rec[...]

ZyAIR G-160 User’s Guide Using the ZyAIR Utility 2-27 Table 2-9 Statistics LABEL DESCRIPTION Error Packets T his is the total number of pa ckets that the ZyAIR receives with errors. Beacons This is the total number of beacons that the ZyAIR receives from other WLAN devices for probing. Total Bytes This is the total number of bytes that the ZyAIR [...]

ZyAIR G-160 User’s Guide 2-28 Using the ZyAIR Utility Figure 2-18 About The following table d escribes the r ead-only fields in this screen. Table 2-10 About FIELD DESCRIPTION Utility Version This field displ ays the version number and releas e date of the ZyAIR Utility. Network Driver Version This field displays the version number a nd release d[...]

ZyAIR G-160 User’s Guide Maintenance 3-1 Chapter 3 Maintenance This chapter describes how to uninstall or upgrade the ZyAIR Utility. 3.1 Removing the ZyAIR Utility Follow the steps below to remove (or uninstall) the ZyAIR Utility from your computer. Step 1. Close and exit the ZyAIR Utility. Step 2. Click Start , ( all ) Programs , IEEE802.11g Wir[...]

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ZyAIR G-160 User’s Guide Troubleshooting 4-1 Chapter 4 Troubleshooting This chapter covers pote ntial problems and the possi ble remedies. After each pr oblem description, some instructions are p rovided to help you to diagnose and to solve the problem . 4.1 Problems S t arting the ZyAIR Utility Program Table 4-1 Troubleshooting Starting ZyAIR Ut[...]

ZyAIR G-160 User’s Guide 4-2 Troubleshooting Table 4-2 Troubleshooting Communi cation Problems PROBLEM CORRECTIVE ACTION B. Ad-Hoc Verify that the peer computer(s) is turned on. Make sure the ZyAIR and the peer computer(s) are usin g the same SSID and channel. Use another radio channel if interferenc e is high. Make sure that the computer and the[...]

ZyAIR G-160 User’s Guide Product Specifications i Appendix A Product S pecifications Product Specifications Product Name ZyAIR G-160 802.11g Wireless Cardb us Card Interface 32-bit Ca rdbus, Ty pe II PCMCIA Card Standards IEEE 802.11b IEEE 802.11g Network Architectures Infrastructure Ad-Hoc Operating Fre quencies 2.412-2.483GHz Operating Channe l[...]

ZyAIR G-160 User’s Guide ii Product Specifications Product Specifications Dimension 117.6mm(L)*54.1mm(W)*7mm(H)[...]

ZyAIR G-160 User’s Guide Types of EAP Authentication iii Appendix B T ypes of EAP Authentication This appendix discusses th e five popular EAP authentication type s: EAP-M D5 , EAP-TLS , EAP-TTLS , PEAP and LEAP . The type o f authenticat ion you use de pends on the RADI US server. Cons ult your network adm inistrator for mor e informat ion. EAP-[...]

ZyAIR G-160 User’s Guide iv Types of EAP Authentication LEAP LEAP (Light weight E xtensibl e Authenti cation Prot ocol) is a Cisco im plementati on of IEEE802.1x. For added sec urity, certificat e-based authent ications (E AP-TLS, EAP-TTLS a n d PEAP) use dynamic keys for data enc ryption. They are often deployed in corporate e nvironm ents, but [...]

ZyAIR G-160 User’s Guide Index v Index 4 4x .................................................................. 2-14 A About ............................................................ 2-27 Accessing the Zy AIR Utility........................... 1-4 Authentication Mode....................................... 2-7 Auto ..............................[...]

ZyAIR G-160 User’s Guide vi Index N Network driver version ................................. 2-28 Network Type ................................................. 2-2 Ad-Hoc(IBSS) ............................................ 2-2 Infrastructure ............................................... 2-2 NIC firmware version .................................[...]

ZyAIR G-160 User’s Guide Index vii Data Encryption with WEP ......................... 2-6 WPA................................................................ 2-8 WPA with RADIUS A pplication .................... 2-9 WPA-PSK ....................................................... 2-8 WPA-PSK Ap plication ................................... 2-9 Z Z[...]