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ZyXEL AG-120 802.1 1a/g Wireless CardBus Card User ’ s Guide V ersion 1.00 Edition 1 9/2006[...]

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ZyXEL AG-120 User’s Guide Copyright 3 Copyright Copyright © 2006 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-120 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-120 User’s Guide Certifications 5 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 認證合格之低功率射頻電機，非經 許可，公司、商號或使用 者均不得擅自變更頻率、加大功率或變更原設計之特性及功能。 第十四條 低功率 射頻電機之使用不得影響?[...]

ZyXEL AG-120 User’s Guide 6 ZyXEL Limited Warranty ZyXEL Limited W arranty ZyXEL warrants to the original en d user (purchaser) that this product is free from any defects in materials or workmanship for a period of up to two (2) years from the date of purch ase. During the warranty period , and upon proof of p urchase, should the product have i n[...]

ZyXEL AG-120 User’s Guide Safety Warnings 7 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-120 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 i t. METHOD LOCATION SUPPORT [...]

ZyXEL AG-120 User’s Guide Customer Support 9 +” is the (prefix) number you enter to make an internationa l 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-120 User’s Guide Table of Contents 11 T able of Content s Copyright .................................................. ................................................................ 3 Certifications ............................................ ................................................................ 4 ZyXEL Limited W arranty ..[...]

ZyXEL AG-120 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-120 User’s Guide Table of Contents 13 5.5 The MAC Filter Screen . ............. ................ ................ ............. ................ ............ 70 Chapter 6 Maintenance ............................................................................. .............................. 73 6.1 The About Screen .......... ............[...]

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ZyXEL AG-120 User’s Guide List of Figure s 15 List of Figures Figure 1 Application: Infrastructure ... ................ ............. ................ ............. .......... 24 Figure 2 Application: Ad-Hoc ................... ................ ................ ................ ............. 24 Figure 3 Application: Access Point Mode .......... .[...]

ZyXEL AG-120 User’s Guide 16 List of Figures Figure 39 ZyXEL Utility Menu Summary: AP Mo de .... ................ ............. ............. 65 Figure 40 Access Point Mode: Link Info ............ ................ ............. ................ ....... 66 Figure 41 Access Point Mode: Configuratio n ........... ............. ................ .....[...]

ZyXEL AG-120 User’s Guide List of Figure s 17 Figure 82 Macintosh OS 8/9: TCP/IP .............. ................ ................ ................ ....... 1 13 Figure 83 Macintosh OS X: Apple Menu ... ................ ............. ............. ................ ... 1 14 Figure 84 Macintosh OS X: Network .................. ................ ......[...]

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ZyXEL AG-120 User’s Guide List of Tables 19 List of T ables T able 1 ZyXEL U tility: System Tray Icon ..... ................ ................ ................ .......... 26 T able 2 ZyXEL U tility Menu Summary: S tation Mode .................. ................ .......... 45 T able 3 S tation Mode: Link Info ... ................ ................ .[...]

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ZyXEL AG-120 User’s Guide Preface 21 Preface Congratulations on you r purchase of the ZyXEL AG-120 802.1 1a/g W ireless CardBus Card. Y our AG-120 is easy to install and configure. About This U ser's Guide This manual is designed to guide yo u through the configuration of your AG-120 for its various applications. Related Document ation • S[...]

ZyXEL AG-120 User’s Guide 22 Preface Graphics Icons Key Wireless Access Point Computer Notebook Computer Server Modem or Router Wireless Signal Internet Cloud[...]

ZyXEL AG-120 User’s Guide Chapter 1 Getting Started 23 C HAPTER 1 Getting S t arted This chapter introduces the AG-120 an d prepares you to use the ZyXEL utility . 1.1 About Y our AG-120 The AG-120 is an IEE E 802.1 1a/b/g compliant wireless LAN adapter . Y ou can also use the ZyXEL utility to turn your AG-120 into an access point (AP) . The ZyXE[...]

ZyXEL AG-120 User’s Guide 24 Chapter 1 Getting Started Figure 1 Application: Infrastructure 1.2.1.2 Ad-Hoc T o set up a small indepe ndent wireless workgroup without an AP , use Ad-Hoc . Ad-Hoc does not requi re an AP or a wired ne twork. T wo or more wireless clients communicate directly to each other . Figure 2 Application: Ad-Hoc[...]

ZyXEL AG-120 User’s Guide Chapter 1 Getting Started 25 1.2.2 Access Point Mode Y ou can also set the AG-120 to access poin t mode. In access point mode, your AG-120 functions as an access point. This allows you to set up your wi reless networks without using a dedicated AP . The follo wing figure shows a ne twork examp le. Figure 3 Application: A[...]

ZyXEL AG-120 User’s Guide 26 Chapter 1 Getting Started 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-120 Hardware and Utility Inst allation Follow the instructions in the Quick S tart Guide to install the ZyXEL utility and make hardware con[...]

ZyXEL AG-120 User’s Guide Chapter 1 Getting Started 27 If you want to use WZC to configure the AG-12 0, you need to disable the ZyXEL utility by right-clicking the utility icon ( ) in the system tray and selecting Use Windows to configure my wireless network settings . Figure 6 Enable WZC Refer to the appendices fo r information on how to u se WZ[...]

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ZyXEL AG-120 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-120 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-120 User’s Guide Chapter 2 Tutorial 31 Figure 10 ZyXEL Utility: Confirm New Settings 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[...]

ZyXEL AG-120 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 SSID is “SSID_Example3” and the pre-shared key is “ThisismyWP A-PSKpre-sh aredkey” in the AP . Y ou have chosen the profile name “PN_E[...]

ZyXEL AG-120 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-120 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-120 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-120, click the Configuration tab and refer to Section 5.3 on p age 67 for detailed field descriptions. Note: Y ou can only use WEP when the AG-120 is in AP mode. Figure 19 ZyXEL Utility: [...]

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ZyXEL AG-120 User’s Guide Chapter 3 Wireless LAN Network 37 C HAPTER 3 Wireless LAN Network This chapter provides backgro und in formation on wireless LAN network. 3.1 Wireless LAN Overview The following figure pro vides an exampl e of a wireless network with an AP . See Figure 2 on page 24 for an Ad Hoc netwo rk exampl e. Figure 20 Example of a [...]

ZyXEL AG-120 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-120 User’s Guide Chapter 3 Wireless LAN Network 39 This type of security does not protect the information that is sent in the wireless network. Furthermore, there are ways for unauthorized wireless devices to get the MAC address of an authorized device. Then, they can use that MAC address to use the wireless network. 3.2.3 User Authentic[...]

ZyXEL AG-120 User’s Guide 40 Ch apter 3 Wireless LAN Network • Shared Key mode involves a shared secret ke y to authenticate the wireless station to the AP or peer computer . This re quires you to enable the wireless LAN security and use same settings on both the wireless statio n and the AP or peer computer . • Auto authentication mode allow[...]

ZyXEL AG-120 User’s Guide Chapter 3 Wireless LAN Network 41 If the AP or the wireless clients do n ot support WP A2, just use WP A or WP A-PSK depending on whether you have a n external RADIUS server or not. Select WEP only when the AP and/or wireless clients do not support WP A or WP A2. WEP is less secure than WP A or WP A2. 3.3 Introduction to[...]

ZyXEL AG-120 User’s Guide 42 Ch apter 3 Wireless LAN Network In the web configurator , go to the Wir eless 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 Ye s check box. If you m anua lly configured a WEP key or a WP A-[...]

ZyXEL AG-120 User’s Guide Chapter 3 Wireless LAN Network 43 See the user ’s guide for mo re information. 3.3.3 Notes on OTIST 1 If you enabled OTIST in the wireless client, you see this screen each time you start the utility . Click Ye s for it to search for an OTIST -enabled AP . 2 If an OTIST -enabled wireless client los es its wireless conne[...]

ZyXEL AG-120 User’s Guide 44 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-120 User’s Guide Chapter 4 Wireless Statio n Mo de Configurat ion 45 C HAPTER 4 W ireless S t ation Mode Configuration This chapter shows you how to use the ZyXEL utility to configure your AG-120 in wireless station mode. See Chapter 5 on page 65 for how to config ure th e AG-120 in access point mode. 4.1 Wireless St ation Mode Overview [...]

ZyXEL AG-120 User’s Guide 46 Chapter 4 Wireless Station M ode Configuration 4.2 The Link Info Screen When the ZyXEL utility starts, the Link Info screen displays, showing the current configuration and connection status o f your AG-120. Figure 22 Station Mode : Link Inf o The following table describes the labels in this screen. Advanced Use this s[...]

ZyXEL AG-120 User’s Guide Chapter 4 Wireless Statio n Mo de Configurat ion 47 4.2.1 T rend Chart Click T r end Chart in the Link Info screen to display a screen as shown below . Use this screen to view real-time data traffic statistics. Network T ype This field displays the network type ( Infrastruc ture or Ad-Hoc ) of the wireless network. T ran[...]

ZyXEL AG-120 User’s Guide 48 Chapter 4 Wireless Station M ode Configuration Figure 23 S tation Mode: Link Info: T rend Chart The following table describes the labels in this screen. 4.3 The Site Survey Screen Use the Site Survey screen to scan for and connect to a wireless network automatically . Table 4 Station Mode: Link Info: Trend Chart LABEL[...]

ZyXEL AG-120 User’s Guide Chapter 4 Wireless Statio n Mo de Configurat ion 49 Figure 24 Station Mode: Site Survey The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 5 Station Mode: Site Survey LABEL DESCRIPTION Available Network List Click a column heading to sort the entries. , , or denotes that the wire less device is in infrastruct[...]

ZyXEL AG-120 User’s Guide 50 Chapter 4 Wireless Station M ode Configuration 4.3.1 Security Settings When you co nfigure the AG-120 to connect to a network with wireless security activated and the security settings are different on the AG-120 , the screen varies according to the encryption method used by the selected network . 4.3.1.1 WEP Encrypti[...]

ZyXEL AG-120 User’s Guide Chapter 4 Wireless Statio n Mo de Configurat ion 51 4.3.1.2 WP A-PSK/WP A2-PSK Figure 26 Station Mode: Security Setting: WP A-PSK/WPA2-PSK Key x (where x is a number between 1 and 4) Select this option if you want to manually en ter the WEP keys. Enter the WEP key in the field provided. If you select 64 Bit s in the WEP [...]

ZyXEL AG-120 User’s Guide 52 Chapter 4 Wireless Station M ode Configuration The following table describes the labels in this screen. 4.3.1.3 WP A/WP A2 Figure 27 Station Mode : Security Setting: WP A/WP A2 The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 7 Station Mode: Security Setting: WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK LABEL DESCRIPTION Encryption[...]

ZyXEL AG-120 User’s Guide Chapter 4 Wireless Statio n Mo de Configurat ion 53 4.3.1.4 IEEE 802.1x Configure IEEE 802.1x security with various authentication methods in this screen. Figure 28 Station Mode: Security Setting: IEEE 802.1x Password This field is not availab le when you select TLS in the Authentication T ype field. Enter the password a[...]

ZyXEL AG-120 User’s Guide 54 Chapter 4 Wireless Station M ode Configuration The following table describes the labels in this screen. 4.3.2 Confirm New Settings Use this screen to confirm an d save the security settings. Figure 29 Station Mode: Confirm New Settings Table 9 Station Mode: Security Setting: IEEE 802.1x LABEL DESCRIPTION Authenticatio[...]

ZyXEL AG-120 User’s Guide Chapter 4 Wireless Statio n Mo de Configurat ion 55 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-120, it automatically scans for the specif[...]

ZyXEL AG-120 User’s Guide 56 Chapter 4 Wireless Station M ode Configuration Figure 30 Station Mode: Profile The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 11 Station Mode: Profile LABEL DESCRIPTION Profile List Click a column heading to sort the e ntries. , , or denotes that the wire less device is in infrastructure mode and the w[...]

ZyXEL AG-120 User’s Guide Chapter 4 Wireless Statio n Mo de Configurat ion 57 4.4.1 Adding a New Prof ile Follow the steps below to add a new profile. 1 Click Add in the Pr ofile screen. An Add New Profile screen displays as shown next. Click Next to continue. Figure 31 Station Mode: Profile : Add a New Profile The following table describes the l[...]

ZyXEL AG-120 User’s Guide 58 Chapter 4 Wireless Station M ode Configuration 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 Next to continue. Note: T o associate to an ad-hoc netwo[...]

ZyXEL AG-120 User’s Guide Chapter 4 Wireless Statio n Mo de Configurat ion 59 Figure 32 Station Mode: Profile: Select a Channel The following table describes the labels in this screen. 3 If you select Infrastructure network type in the first screen, select WEP , WP A-PSK , WP A , WP A2-PSK , WP A2 or 802.1x from the drop-down list box to enable d[...]

ZyXEL AG-120 User’s Guide 60 Chapter 4 Wireless Station M ode Configuration Figure 33 Station Mode: Profile: Security Settings 4 The screen varies de pending on the encryptio n method you selected in the previous screen. The settings must be exactly the same on the APs or other peer wireless computers as they are on the AG-120. Refer to Section 4[...]

ZyXEL AG-120 User’s Guide Chapter 4 Wireless Statio n Mo de Configurat ion 61 Figure 35 Station Mode: Profile: Confirm New Settings 6 T o use this network profile, click the Activate Now button. Otherwise, click the Activate Later button. Y ou can activate onl y one profile at a time. Note: Once yo u activate a profile, the ZyXEL utility will use[...]

ZyXEL AG-120 User’s Guide 62 Chapter 4 Wireless Station M ode Configuration Figure 37 Station Mode: Advanced 4.6 The Adapter Screen T o set the advanced features on the AG-120, click the Adapter tab. Figure 38 Station Mode : Adapter[...]

ZyXEL AG-120 User’s Guide Chapter 4 Wireless Statio n Mo de Configurat ion 63 The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 14 Station Mo de: Adapter LABEL DESCRIPTION Adapter Setting T ransfer Rate In most networking scenarios, the factory default Full y Auto setting is the most efficient and allows your AG-120 to oper ate at th[...]

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ZyXEL AG-120 User’s Guide Chapter 5 Access Point Mode Con figuration 65 C HAPTER 5 Access Point Mode Configuration This chapter shows you ho w to configure your AG- 120 in access point mode. 5.1 Access Point Mode Introduction T o use your AG-120 as an Access Point (AP), select AP Mode in any utility screen (refer to Section 1.2.3 on page 2 5) . I[...]

ZyXEL AG-120 User’s Guide 66 Chapter 5 Access Point Mode Configuration 5.1.2 Additional Setup Requirement s T o bridge your wired and wireless network using the AG-120, the following requirements must be met: 1 The AG-120 must be installed on a co mputer connected to the wir e d network. 2 Either configure network sharing (refer to Appendix B on [...]

ZyXEL AG-120 User’s Guide Chapter 5 Access Point Mode Con figuration 67 5.3 The Configuration Screen Click Configuration in the ZyXE L utility screen to display the screen as shown. Figure 41 Access Point Mode: Configuration T ransmissio n Rate This field displays the current transmission rate of the AG-120 in megabits per second (Mbps). Security[...]

ZyXEL AG-120 User’s Guide 68 Chapter 5 Access Point Mode Configuration The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 17 Access Point Mode: Configuration LABEL DESCRIPTION Wireless Settings SSID The SSID identifies the wirel ess network to which a wireless station is associated. Wireless stations associating to the access point (t[...]

ZyXEL AG-120 User’s Guide Chapter 5 Access Point Mode Con figuration 69 5.4 The Advanced Screen T o set the wireless LAN mode of the AG-1 20, click the Advance d tab. Select 802.1 1b to allow only IEEE 802.1 1a complian t WLAN devices to associate with the AG-120. Select 802.1 1b+g to allow either IEEE802.1 1b or I EEE8 02.1 1g com pliant WLAN de[...]

ZyXEL AG-120 User’s Guide 70 Chapter 5 Access Point Mode Configuration Figure 42 Access Point Mode: Advanced 5.5 The MAC Filter Screen The MAC Filter screen allows you to configure the AG-120 to give exclusive access to ( Accept ) devices or exclude devices from ( Reject ) connecting to th e AG-120. The MAC address is assigned at the factory and [...]

ZyXEL AG-120 User’s Guide Chapter 5 Access Point Mode Con figuration 71 Figure 43 Access Point Mode: MAC Filter The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 18 Access Point Mode: MAC Filter LABEL DESCRIPTION Filter Type Define the filter action for the list of MAC addresses in the MAC address filter table. Select Disable to deac[...]

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ZyXEL AG-120 User’s Guide Chapter 6 Maintenance 73 C HAPTER 6 Maintenance This chapter describes how to unin stall or upgrade the ZyXEL utility . 6.1 The About Screen The About screen displays driver and util ity versio n numbers of the AG-120. T o display the screen as shown below , click the about ( ) button. Figure 44 About The following table[...]

ZyXEL AG-120 User’s Guide 74 Chapter 6 Maintenance Figure 45 Uninstall: Confirm 3 Click Finish to complete uninstalling the softwa re and restart the computer when prompted. Figure 46 Uninstall: Finish 6.3 Upgrading the ZyXEL Utility Note: Before you uninst all the ZyXEL utility , take note of your current wirele ss configurations. T o perform th[...]

ZyXEL AG-120 User’s Guide Chapter 6 Maintenance 75 6 Insert the AG-120 and check the version numbers in the About screen to make sure the new utility is installed properly .[...]

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ZyXEL AG-120 User’s Guide Chapter 7 Trou bleshoot ing 77 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-120 User’s Guide 78 Chapter 7 Troubleshooting 7.3 Problem with the Link Quality 7.4 Problems Communicating With Other Computers Table 22 Troubleshootin g Link Quality PROBLEM CORRECTIVE ACTION The link quality and/or signal strength is poor all the time. Search and connect to another AP with a better link quality using the Site Survey sc[...]

ZyXEL AG-120 User’s Guide Appendix A Product Specifications 79 A PPENDIX A Product S pecifications Table 24 Product Specification s PHYSICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL Product Name ZyXEL AG-120 802.1 1a/b/g Wireless CardBus Card Interface CardBus T ype II S tandards IEEE 802.1 1a IEEE 802.1 1b IEEE 802.1 1g Network Architectures Infrastructure Ad-Hoc Oper[...]

ZyXEL AG-120 User’s Guide 80 Appendix A Product Specifications Media Access Protocol IEEE 802.1 1 Output Power (Average) IEEE 802. 1 1a : 12+/-2 dBm at 54 Mbps 14+/-2 dBm at 6 Mbp s OFDM IEEE 802.1 1b: 17+/-2 dBm at 1 1 Mbp s CCK, QPSK, BPSK IEEE 802.1 1g: 14+/-2 dBm at 54 Mbp s 16+/-2 dBm at 6 Mbp s OFDM RX Sensitivity 54 Mbps (OFDM): < -70 d[...]

ZyXEL AG-120 User’s Guide Appendix B Acc ess Point Mo de Setup Exa mple 81 A PPENDIX B Access Point Mode Setup Example This example uses the networ k sharing feature in W indows 2000 to b ridge the wired and wireless network when you set the AG-120 in a ccess point (AP) mode. Refer to Chapter 5 on page 65 for setup methods and requirements. Steps[...]

ZyXEL AG-120 User’s Guide 82 Appendix B A ccess Point Mode Setup Example Figure 48 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 49 Windows 2000: Network Propertie s If there is more than one network adapte[...]

ZyXEL AG-120 User’s Guide Appendix B Acc ess Point Mo de Setup Exa mple 83 Figure 50 WIndows 2000: Network Properties: Select Network Ada pter 5 A notice screen displays. Click Ye s . Figure 51 Windows 2000: Local Network Configuring the Wireless S t ation Computer Refer to Appendix E on page 105 for more information on how to set up the wireless[...]

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ZyXEL AG-120 User’s Guide Appendix C Manageme nt with Wire less Zero Configuration 85 A PPENDIX C Management with Wireless Zero Configuration This appendix shows you how to manage your AG-120 using the W indows XP wireless z ero configuration tool. Be sure you have the W indows XP service pack 2 installed on your computer . Otherwise, you should [...]

ZyXEL AG-120 User’s Guide 86 Appendix C Managem ent with Wireless Zero Configuration Figure 53 Windows XP SP2: Wireles s Network Con nection S tatus 4 The W ireless Network Conn ection Properties screen displays. Click the W ireless Networks tab. Make sure the Use Windows to configur e my wireless network settings check box is selected. Figure 54[...]

ZyXEL AG-120 User’s Guide Appendix C Manageme nt with Wire less Zero Configuration 87 Figure 55 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. Figure 56 Windows XP SP2: WZC Not Available Connecting to a Wireless Networ[...]

ZyXEL AG-120 User’s Guide 88 Appendix C Managem ent with Wireless Zero Configuration Figure 57 Windows XP SP2: System T ray Icon The type of the wireless network icon in W ind ows XP SP2 indicates the status of the AG-120. Refer to the following table for details. 2 W indows XP SP2: In the Wi reless Network Connection S tatus screen, click Vi e w[...]

ZyXEL AG-120 User’s Guide Appendix C Manageme nt with Wire less Zero Configuration 89 Figure 59 Windows XP SP1: Wireles s Network Con nection S tatus 3 W indows XP SP2: Click Refr esh network list to reload and search for ava ilable wireless devices within transmission range. Select a wireless network in the list and click Connect to join the sel[...]

ZyXEL AG-120 User’s Guide 90 Appendix C Managem ent with Wireless Zero Configuration The following table describes the ic ons in the wireless network list. W indows XP SP1: Click Refresh to reload and search for available wireless devices within transmission range. Sel ect a wireless network in the A vailable networks list, click Configure and se[...]

ZyXEL AG-120 User’s Guide Appendix C Manageme nt with Wire less Zero Configuration 91 If there is no security activated for the se lected wireless ne twork, a warning screen appears. Click Connect Anyway if wireless security is not your concern. Figure 62 Windows XP SP2: W ireless Networ k Connection: WEP or WP A-PSK Figure 63 Windows XP SP2: Wir[...]

ZyXEL AG-120 User’s Guide 92 Appendix C Managem ent with Wireless Zero Configuration Association Select a network in the Preferred networks lis t and click Properties to view or configure security . Figure 64 Windows XP : Wireless (netwo rk) properties: Association The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 28 Windows XP: Wire[...]

ZyXEL AG-120 User’s Guide Appendix C Manageme nt with Wire less Zero Configuration 93 Authentication Click the Authentication tab in the Wir eless (network) prop erties screen to display the screen shown next. Th e fields on thi s screen ar e grayed out when the network is in Ad-Hoc mode or data encryption is disabled. Figure 65 Windows XP: Wirel[...]

ZyXEL AG-120 User’s Guide 94 Appendix C Managem ent with Wireless Zero Configuration Authentication Properties Select an EAP authen tication type in the W ireless (network) properties: Authentication screen and clic k the Properties button to display th e following screen. Protected EAP Properties Figure 66 Windows XP : Protected E AP Properties [...]

ZyXEL AG-120 User’s Guide Appendix C Manageme nt with Wire less Zero Configuration 95 The following table describes the labels in this screen. Smart Card or other Certificate Proper t ies Figure 67 Windows XP: Smart Card or other Certificate Properties Table 30 Windows XP: Protected EAP Properties LABEL DESCRIPTION V alidate server certificate Se[...]

ZyXEL AG-120 User’s Guide 96 Appendix C Managem ent with Wireless Zero Configuration The following table describes the labels in this screen. Ordering the Preferred Networks Follow the steps below to manage y our preferred networks. 1 W indows XP SP2: Click Change the or der of pr eferr ed networks in the Wir eless Network Connection screen (see [...]

ZyXEL AG-120 User’s Guide Appendix C Manageme nt with Wire less Zero Configuration 97 Figure 68 Windows XP SP2: Wireles s Networks: Pr eferred Net works W indows XP SP1: In the W ireless Network Connection S tatus screen, click Properties and the Wireless Networks tab to open the sc reen as shown. Figure 69 Windows XP SP1: Wireles s Networks: Pr [...]

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ZyXEL AG-120 User’s Guide Appendix D Wir eless Security 99 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 thentica[...]

ZyXEL AG-120 User’s Guide 100 Appendix D Wireless Security EAP-TLS (T ransport Layer Security) W ith EAP-TLS, digital certifications are needed by both the server and the wireless stations for mutual authentication. The server presents a certificate to the client. After validating the identity of the server , the client sends a differ ent certifi[...]

ZyXEL AG-120 User’s Guide Appendix D Wir eless Security 101 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 com[...]

ZyXEL AG-120 User’s Guide 102 Appendix D Wireless Security TKIP uses 128-bit keys that are dyna mically genera ted and distributed by the authe ntication server . AES (Advanced Encryption Standard) is a block cipher that uses a 256-bit mathematical algorithm called Rijndael. They bo th include a per-p a cket key mixing function, a Message Integri[...]

ZyXEL AG-120 User’s Guide Appendix D Wir eless Security 103 WP A(2)-PSK Application Example A WP A(2)s -PSK applica tion looks as follows. 1 First enter identical passwords into the AP an d all wireless c lients. The Pre-Shared Key (PSK) must consist of between 8 and 63 ASCII characters or 64 hexadecimal characters (including spaces and symbols).[...]

ZyXEL AG-120 User’s Guide 104 Appendix D Wireless Security Figure 71 WP A(2) with RADIUS Application Example Security Parameters Summary Refer to this table to see what other secur ity parameters you should co nfigure for each Authentication Method/ key management prot ocol type. MAC address filters are not dependent on how you config ure these s[...]

ZyXEL AG-120 User’s Guide Appendix E Setting up Your Computer’s IP Addr ess 105 A PPENDIX E Setting up Y our Computer ’ s IP Address All computers must have a 10M or 100M Et hernet adapter card and TCP/IP installed. W indows 95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP , Macintosh OS 7 and later operating systems and all versions of UNIX/LINUX include the software co[...]

ZyXEL AG-120 User’s Guide 106 Appendix E Setting up Your Computer’s IP Add ress Figure 72 WIndows 95/98/Me: Network: Co nfiguration Inst alling Component s The Network window Configuration tab displays a list of installed components. Y ou need a network adapter , the TCP/IP protocol and Client for Microso ft Networks. If you need the adapter: 1[...]

ZyXEL AG-120 User’s Guide Appendix E Setting up Your Computer’s IP Addr ess 107 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[...]

ZyXEL AG-120 User’s Guide 108 Appendix E Setting up Your Computer’s IP Add ress Figure 74 Windows 95/98/Me: TCP/IP Properties: DNS Configuration 4 Click the Gateway tab. • If you do not know your gateway’ s IP address, remove previously installed gateways. • If you have a gateway IP address, type it in the New gateway field and click Add [...]

ZyXEL AG-120 User’s Guide Appendix E Setting up Your Computer’s IP Addr ess 109 Figure 75 Windows XP : S tart Menu 2 For W indows XP , click Network Connections . For W indows 2000/NT , click Network and Dial-up Connections . Figure 76 Windows XP: Control Panel 3 Right-click Local Area Connection and then click Pr operties .[...]

ZyXEL AG-120 User’s Guide 110 Appendix E Setting up Your Computer’s IP Add ress Figure 77 Windows XP: Control Panel: Network Connections: Properties 4 Select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) (under the Genera l tab in W in XP) and click Properties . Figure 78 Windows XP: Loca l Area Connection Prop erties 5 The Internet Protocol TCP/IP Pr operties wi[...]

ZyXEL AG-120 User’s Guide Appendix E Setting up Your Computer’s IP Addr ess 111 • 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 79 Windows XP : Advanced TCP/ IP Settings 6 If you do not know your gateway's IP address , rem[...]

ZyXEL AG-120 User’s Guide 112 Appendix E Setting up Your Computer’s IP Add ress • Click Obtain DNS server address automatically if you do not know your DNS server IP addre ss(es). • If you know your DNS server IP address(es), click Use the following DNS server addresses , and type them in the Preferr ed DNS server and Alternate DNS server f[...]

ZyXEL AG-120 User’s Guide Appendix E Setting up Your Computer’s IP Addr ess 113 Figure 81 Macintosh OS 8/9: Apple Menu 2 Select Ethernet built-in from the Connect via list. Figure 82 Macintosh OS 8/9: TCP/IP 3 For dynamically assigned settings, select Using DHCP Server from the Configur e: list.[...]

ZyXEL AG-120 User’s Guide 114 Appendix E Setting up Your Computer’s IP Add ress 4 For statically assigned settings, do the following: •F r o m t h e Configure box, select Manually . • T ype your IP address in the IP Address bo x. • T ype your subnet mask in the Subnet mask box. • T ype the IP address of your gateway in the Router addres[...]

ZyXEL AG-120 User’s Guide Appendix E Setting up Your Computer’s IP Addr ess 115 Figure 84 Macintosh OS X: Network 4 For statically assigned settings, do the following: •F r o m t h e Configure box, select Manually . • T ype your IP address in the IP Address bo x. • T ype your subnet mask in the Subnet mask box. • T ype the IP address of[...]

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ZyXEL AG-120 User’s Guide Index 117 Index A About 73 About your ZyXEL AG-120 23 access point 37 Access point mode 25 , 34 access point mode 25 , 65 additional setup requi rements 66 configuration 25 , 65 access point. See also AP . activating a profile 61 Adapter 62 Ad-Hoc 24 , 58 Advanced Encryption St andard 40 , 101 advanced settings 62 antenn[...]

ZyXEL AG-120 User’s Guide 118 Index L link informa tion 46 , 66 M MAC Filter 70 MAC Filter action 71 Message Integrity Check (MIC) 40 , 101 N network type 47 O One-T ouch Intelligent Security T echnology 41 open system authentication 39 OTIST Introducti on 41 output power 68 P P A2-PSK 51 Pairwise Master Key (PMK) 102 passphrase 39 , 50 passwor d[...]

ZyXEL AG-120 User’s Guide Index 119 important step 74 User Authentication 102 user authentication 39 V voltage 79 W WEP 39 , 50 , 68 manual setup 39 , 51 , 69 passphrase 39 , 50 , 68 WEP (Wired Equivalent Priva cy) 39 WEP Encryption 50 Wi-Fi Protected Access 40 , 101 Windows XP 26 wireless client 37 wireless LAN introduction 37 security 38 Wirele[...]