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ZyXEL G-120 802.1 1g Wireless CardBus Card User ’ s Guide V ersion 1.00 Edition 2 1 1/2006[...]

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ZyXEL G-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 G-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 interfe[...]

ZyXEL G-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 G-120 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 dev[...]

ZyXEL G-120 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 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 nd[...]

ZyXEL G-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 E[...]

ZyXEL G-120 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 Communicat[...]

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ZyXEL G-120 User’s Guide Table of Contents 11 T able of Content s Copyright .................................................. ................................................................ 3 Certifications ............................................ ................................................................ 4 Safety W arnings ..........[...]

ZyXEL G-120 User’s Guide 12 Table of Contents Chapter 3 Wireless LAN Ne twork ....................................................................... .................... 35 3.1 Wireless LAN Overview ........................... ............. ................ ............. ............... 35 3.2 Wireless LAN Security ............................. [...]

ZyXEL G-120 User’s Guide Table of Contents 13 Chapter 6 Maintenance ....................................................... .................................................... 67 6.1 The About Screen .... ............. ................ ............. ................ ............. ............. .....67 6.2 Uninstalling the ZyXEL Utility ...... ..[...]

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ZyXEL G-120 User’s Guide List of Figure s 15 List of Figures Figure 1 Application: Infrastructure ... ................ ............. ............. ................ .......... 22 Figure 2 Application: Ad-Hoc ................... ................ ................ ................ ............. 22 Figure 3 Application: Access Point Mode .......... ..[...]

ZyXEL G-120 User’s Guide 16 List of Figures Figure 39 Access Point Mode: Link Info ............ ................ ............. ................ ....... 62 Figure 40 Access Point Mode: Configuratio n ........... ............. ................ ............. ... 63 Figure 41 Access Point Mode: MAC Filt er ............ ................ ..............[...]

ZyXEL G-120 User’s Guide List of Tables 17 List of T ables T able 1 ZyXEL U tility: System Tray Icon .................. ................ ................ ............. 24 T able 2 ZyXEL U tility Menu Summary: S tation Mode .................. ................ .......... 43 T able 3 S tation Mode: Link Info ... ................ ................ ...[...]

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ZyXEL G-120 User’s Guide Preface 19 Preface Congratulations on your p u rchase of the Zy XEL G-120 802.1 1g Wireless CardBus Card. Y our G-120 is easy to install and configure. About This U ser's Guide This manual is designed to guide y ou through the configu ration of your G-120 fo r its various applications. Related Document ation • Supp[...]

ZyXEL G-120 User’s Guide 20 Preface Graphics Icons Key Wireless Access Point Computer Notebook Computer Server Modem or Router Wireless Signal Internet Cloud[...]

ZyXEL G-120 User’s Guide Chapter 1 Getting Started 21 C HAPTER 1 Getting S t arted This chapter introduces the G-120 and prepares you to use the ZyXEL uti lity . 1.1 About Y our G-120 The G-120 is an IEEE 802.11b/g compliant wi reless LAN adapter . Y ou can also use the ZyXEL utility to turn your G-120 into an access point (AP). The Z yXEL utilit[...]

ZyXEL G-120 User’s Guide 22 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 require an AP or a wired network. T wo or more wireless clients (wireless stations) comm unicate dire ctly with one another . Figure 2 Application[...]

ZyXEL G-120 User’s Guide Chapter 1 Getting Started 23 Figure 3 Application: Access Point Mode In the example, the G-120 is installed on computer A and set to operate in access point mode. Computer A provides an Internet connection to the wireless LAN, so wireless stations B and C can access the Internet. Note: If the computer in which the G-120 i[...]

ZyXEL G-120 User’s Guide 24 Chapter 1 Getting Started 1.2.4 G-120 Hardware and Utility Inst allation Follow the instructions in the Quick S tart Guide to install the ZyXEL utility and make hardware connections . 1.3 ZyXEL Utility Icon After you install and start the ZyXEL utility , an icon for the ZyXEL utility appears in the system tray . Note: [...]

ZyXEL G-120 User’s Guide Chapter 1 Getting Started 25 Figure 6 Enable WZC Refer to the appendices fo r information on how to u se WZC to manage the G-120. T o re-activate the ZyXEL utility , double-clic k the icon on your desktop or click St a r t , (All) Programs , ZyXEL G-120 Utility , ZyXEL G-120 Utility GUI . 1.4.2 Accessing the ZyXEL Utility[...]

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ZyXEL G-120 User’s Guide Chapter 2 Tutorial 27 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 client t[...]

ZyXEL G-120 User’s Guide 28 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 co[...]

ZyXEL G-120 User’s Guide Chapter 2 Tutorial 29 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 G-120 User’s Guide 30 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_Ex[...]

ZyXEL G-120 User’s Guide Chapter 2 Tutorial 31 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 se[...]

ZyXEL G-120 User’s Guide 32 Chapter 2 Tutorial Only one profile can be activated and used at any given time. Figure 17 ZyXEL Utility: Profile Activation 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 utility ico[...]

ZyXEL G-120 User’s Guide Chapter 2 Tutorial 33 Figure 18 ZyXEL Utility: AP: Link Info 2 If you want to change the SSID and enable wireless se curity for your G-120, click the Configuration tab and refer to Section 5.3 on p age 63 for detailed field descriptions. Note: Y ou can only use WEP when the G-120 is in AP mode. Figure 19 ZyXEL Utility: AP[...]

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ZyXEL G-120 User’s Guide Chapter 3 Wireless LAN Network 35 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 22 for an Ad Hoc netwo rk exampl e. Figure 20 Example of a W[...]

ZyXEL G-120 User’s Guide 36 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 LAN[...]

ZyXEL G-120 User’s Guide Chapter 3 Wireless LAN Network 37 3.2.3 User Authentication and Encryption Y ou can make every user log in to the wireless network before they can use it. This is called user authentication. However , ev ery wireless client in the wi reless network has to support IEEE 802.1x to do th is. W ireless networks can use encrypt[...]

ZyXEL G-120 User’s Guide 38 Ch apter 3 Wireless LAN Network 3.2.3.2 IEEE 802.1x The IEEE 802.1x standard outlines enhanced security methods for both the authentication of wireless stations and encryption key manage ment. Authentication can be done using an external RADIUS server . 3.2.3.2.1 EAP Authentication EAP (Extensible Authentication Protoc[...]

ZyXEL G-120 User’s Guide Chapter 3 Wireless LAN Network 39 3.3 Introduction to OTIST In a wireless network, the wireless clients mu st have the same SSID and security settings as the access point (AP) or wireless router (we wi ll refer to both as “AP” here) in order to associate with it. T raditionally th is meant that you ha d to configure t[...]

ZyXEL G-120 User’s Guide 40 Ch apter 3 Wireless LAN Network 3.3.1.2 Wireless Client Start the ZyXEL utility , select S tation Mode , and click the Adapter tab. Select the OTIST check box, enter the same Setup Key as your AP’ s and click Save . 3.3.2 St arting OTIST Note: Y ou must click Star t in the AP OTIST web configurator screen and in the [...]

ZyXEL G-120 User’s Guide Chapter 3 Wireless LAN Network 41 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 se arch for an OTIST -enabled AP . 2 If an OTIST -enabled wireless client los es its wireless connection for more than ten seconds, it will search[...]

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ZyXEL G-120 User’s Guide Chapter 4 Wireless Statio n Mo de Configurat ion 43 C HAPTER 4 W ireless S t ation Mode Configuration This chapter shows you how to use the ZyXEL utility to configure your G-120 in wireless station mode. See Chapter 5 on page 61 for how to configure the G-120 in access point mode. 4.1 Wireless St ation Mode Overview T o s[...]

ZyXEL G-120 User’s Guide 44 Chapter 4 Wire less Station Mode Configuratio n Figure 22 S tation Mode: Link Info The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 3 S tation Mode: Link Info LABEL DESCRIPTION Wireless Network Security Profile Name This is the name of the profile you are currently usi ng. Network Name (SSID) The SSID ide[...]

ZyXEL G-120 User’s Guide Chapter 4 Wireless Statio n Mo de Configurat ion 45 4.2.1 T rend Chart Click T rend Chart in the Link Info scre en to display a screen as shown below . Use this screen to view real-time data traffic statistics. Figure 23 S tation Mode: Link Info: T rend Chart The following table describes the labels in this screen. T otal[...]

ZyXEL G-120 User’s Guide 46 Chapter 4 Wire less Station Mode Configuratio n 4.3 The Site Survey Screen Use the Site Survey screen to scan for and connect to a wireless network automatically . Figure 24 S tation Mode: Site Survey The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 5 S tation Mode: Site Survey LABEL DESCRIPTION Available[...]

ZyXEL G-120 User’s Guide Chapter 4 Wireless Statio n Mo de Configurat ion 47 4.3.1 Security Settings When you co nfigure the G-120 to connect to a network with wireless security activated and the security settings are disabled on the G-120, the screen varies accor ding to the encryption method used by the selected network . 4.3.1.1 WEP Encryption[...]

ZyXEL G-120 User’s Guide 48 Chapter 4 Wire less Station Mode Configuratio n Pass Phrase Enter a passphrase of up to 63 case -sensitive printable characters. As you ente r the passphrase, the G-120 automatically generates f our different WEP keys and displays it in the key field below . Re fer to Section 3.2.3.1.1 on page 37 for more information. [...]

ZyXEL G-120 User’s Guide Chapter 4 Wireless Statio n Mo de Configurat ion 49 4.3.1.2 WP A-PSK/WP A2-PSK Figure 26 S tation Mode: Security Setting: WP A-PSK/WPA2-PSK The following table describes the labels in this screen. 4.3.1.3 WP A/WP A2 Figure 27 S tation Mode: Security Settin g: WP A/WP A2 Table 7 S tation Mode: Security Setting: WPA-PSK/WPA[...]

ZyXEL G-120 User’s Guide 50 Chapter 4 Wire less Station Mode Configuratio n The following table describes the labels in this screen. 4.3.1.4 802.1x Configure IEEE 802.1x security with various authentication methods in this screen. Table 8 S tation Mode: Security Setting: WP A/WP A2 LABEL DESCRIPTION Encryption T ype The encryption mechanisms used[...]

ZyXEL G-120 User’s Guide Chapter 4 Wireless Statio n Mo de Configurat ion 51 Figure 28 S tation Mode: Security Settin g: 802.1x 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. Table 9 S tation Mod e: Security Setting: 802.1x LABEL DESCRIPTION Authentic[...]

ZyXEL G-120 User’s Guide 52 Chapter 4 Wire less Station Mode Configuratio n Figure 29 S tation Mode: Confirm New Settings 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 G[...]

ZyXEL G-120 User’s Guide Chapter 4 Wireless Statio n Mo de Configurat ion 53 Figure 30 S tation Mode: Profile The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 11 S tation Mode: Pro file LABEL DESCRIPTION Profile List Click a column heading to sort the e ntries. Denotes that the wireless device is in in frastructure mode and the wire[...]

ZyXEL G-120 User’s Guide 54 Chapter 4 Wire less Station Mode Configuratio n 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 S tation Mode: Pro file: Add a New Profile The following table describes the la[...]

ZyXEL G-120 User’s Guide Chapter 4 Wireless Statio n Mo de Configurat ion 55 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 netw[...]

ZyXEL G-120 User’s Guide 56 Chapter 4 Wire less Station Mode Configuratio n Figure 32 S tation Mode: Profile: Sele ct 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 to enable data encryption. If you selec[...]

ZyXEL G-120 User’s Guide Chapter 4 Wireless Statio n Mo de Configurat ion 57 Figure 33 S tation Mode: Profile: Secur ity Settings 4 The screen varies depending on the encryption me thod you select in the previous screen. The settings must be exactly the same on the APs or othe r peer wireless computers as they are on the G-120. Refer to Section 4[...]

ZyXEL G-120 User’s Guide 58 Chapter 4 Wire less Station Mode Configuratio n Figure 35 S tation 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 G-120 User’s Guide Chapter 4 Wireless Statio n Mo de Configurat ion 59 Figure 37 S tation Mode: Adapter The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 14 S tation Mode: Adap ter LABEL DESCRIPTION Adapter Setting T ransmissio n Rate In most networking scenarios, the factory default Fully Au to setting is the most efficient an[...]

ZyXEL G-120 User’s Guide 60 Chapter 4 Wire less Station Mode Configuratio n OTIST (One- T ouch Intell igent Security T echno logy) Select this check box to enable OTIST . Setup Key En ter the same setup key (up to ei ght printable characters) as the ZyXEL AP or wireless router to which you want to a ssociate. The default OTIST setu p key is "[...]

ZyXEL G-120 User’s Guide Chapter 5 Access Point Mode Con figuration 61 C HAPTER 5 Access Point Mode Configuration This chapter shows you how to config ure your G-120 in access point mode. 5.1 Access Point Mode Introduction T o use your G-120 as an Access Point (AP), select AP Mode in any utility screen (refer to Section 1.2.3 on page 2 3) . In ac[...]

ZyXEL G-120 User’s Guide 62 Chapter 5 Access Point Mode Configuration 3 Set the wireless station’ s IP address to be dy namic if you want the wireless stations to access the wired network or the Inte rnet through the G-120. Refe r to Appendix E on page 97 for how to configure your computer ’ s IP address. 5.2 The Link Info Screen Select the A[...]

ZyXEL G-120 User’s Guide Chapter 5 Access Point Mode Con figuration 63 5.3 The Configuration Screen Click Configuration in the ZyXE L utility screen to display the screen as shown. Figure 40 Access Point Mode: Configuration The following table describes the labels in this screen. MAC Address This fi eld displays the MAC addre sses of a wireless c[...]

ZyXEL G-120 User’s Guide 64 Chapter 5 Access Point Mode Configuration Output Power Set thi s field if you need to cons erve power consumption (especial ly for notebook computers). This co ntrol changes the strength of the G-120’s antenna gain or transmission power . Anten na gain, measured in dBm (decibel rela tive units compared to milliwatts)[...]

ZyXEL G-120 User’s Guide Chapter 5 Access Point Mode Con figuration 65 5.4 The MAC Filter Screen The MAC Filter screen allows you to configure the G-120 to give e xclusive acc ess to ( Accept ) devices or exclude devices from ( Reject ) connecting to the G-120. Th e MAC address is assigned at the factory and consists of six pairs of hexadecimal c[...]

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ZyXEL G-120 User’s Guide Chapter 6 Maintenance 67 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 G-120. T o display the screen as shown below , click the About ( ) button. Figure 42 About The following table d[...]

ZyXEL G-120 User’s Guide 68 Chapter 6 Maintenance Figure 43 Uninstall: Confirm 3 Click Finish to complete uninstalling the softwa re and restart the computer when prompted. Figure 44 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 [...]

ZyXEL G-120 User’s Guide Chapter 6 Maintenance 69 6 Insert the G-120 and check the version numbers in the About screen to make sure the new utility is installed properly .[...]

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ZyXEL G-120 User’s Guide Chapter 7 Trou bleshoot ing 71 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 Problems with the Link Quality Table [...]

ZyXEL G-120 User’s Guide 72 Chapter 7 Troubleshooting 7.3 Problems Communicating With Other Computers Table 22 Troubleshootin g Communication Problems PROBLEM CORRECTIVE ACTION In wireless station mode, the computer with the G-120 installed cannot communicate with the other computer(s). In Infrastructure Mode • Make sure that the AP and the a s[...]

ZyXEL G-120 User’s Guide Appendix A Product Specifications 73 A PPENDIX A Product S pecifications Table 23 Product Specification s PHYSICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL Product Name ZyXEL G-120 802.1 1g Wireless Card Bus Card Interface CardBus T ype II S tandards IEEE 802.1 1b IEEE 802.1 1g Network Architectures Infrastructure Ad-Hoc Operating Frequencie s [...]

ZyXEL G-120 User’s Guide 74 Appendix A Product Specifications Modulation IEEE 802.1 1g: 54, 48, 36, 24, 18, 12 , 9, 6 Mbps (OFDM) IEEE 802.1 1b: 1 1, 5.5 Mbps ( CCK), 2 Mbps (DQPSK), 1 Mbps (DBPSK) Output Power 18 dBm (typical ) at 1 1Mbps CCK, QPSK, BPSK 15 dBm (typical) at 54Mbps OFDM RX Sensitivity IEEE 802.1 1g (O FDM): 54 Mbps: < -70 dBm [...]

ZyXEL G-120 User’s Guide Appendix B Acc ess Point Mo de Setup Exa mple 75 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 G-120 in access point (AP) mode. Refer to Chapter 5 on page 61 for setup methods and requirements. Steps ma[...]

ZyXEL G-120 User’s Guide 76 Appendix B A ccess Point Mode Setup Example Figure 46 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 47 Windows 2000: Network Propertie s If there is more than one network adapter[...]

ZyXEL G-120 User’s Guide Appendix B Acc ess Point Mo de Setup Exa mple 77 Figure 48 WIndows 2000: Network Properties: Select Network Ada pter 5 A notice screen displays. Click Ye s . Figure 49 Windows 2000: Local Network Configuring the Wireless S t ation Computer Refer to Appendix E on page 97 for more information on how to set up the wirel e ss[...]

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ZyXEL G-120 User’s Guide Appendix C Manageme nt with Wire less Zero Configuration 79 A PPENDIX C Management with Wireless Zero Configuration This appendix shows you how to manage your G-120 u sing the W indows XP wireless zero configuration tool. Be sure you have the W indows XP service pack 2 installed on your computer . Otherwise, you should at[...]

ZyXEL G-120 User’s Guide 80 Appendix C Management with Wire less Zero Configuration 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 51 Windows XP SP2: System T ray Icon The type of the wireless network icon in W indow s XP[...]

ZyXEL G-120 User’s Guide Appendix C Manageme nt with Wire less Zero Configuration 81 W indows XP SP1: In the W ireless Network Connection S tatus screen, click Properties and the Wir eless Ne tworks tab to open the Wir eless Networ k Connection Properties screen. Figure 53 Windows XP SP1: Wireles s Network Con nection S tatus 3 W indows XP SP2: C[...]

ZyXEL G-120 User’s Guide 82 Appendix C Management with Wire less 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 set[...]

ZyXEL G-120 User’s Guide Appendix C Manageme nt with Wire less Zero Configuration 83 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 56 Windows XP SP2: W ireless Networ k Connection: WEP or WP A-PS K Figure 57 Windows XP SP2: W i[...]

ZyXEL G-120 User’s Guide 84 Appendix C Management with Wire less Zero Configuration Figure 58 Windows XP : Wireless (netwo rk) properties: Association The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 27 Windows XP: Wireless (netwo rk) properties: Associa tion LABEL DESCRIPTION Network name (SSID) This field displays the SSID (Servic[...]

ZyXEL G-120 User’s Guide Appendix C Manageme nt with Wire less Zero Configuration 85 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 59 Windows XP: Wirele[...]

ZyXEL G-120 User’s Guide 86 Appendix C Management with Wire less 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 60 Windows XP : Protected E AP Properties T[...]

ZyXEL G-120 User’s Guide Appendix C Manageme nt with Wire less Zero Configuration 87 Smart Card or other Certificate Proper t ies Figure 61 Windows XP: Smart Card or other Certificate Properties The following table describes the labels in this screen. Enable Fast Reconnect Select the check bo x to automatically re connect to the network (without [...]

ZyXEL G-120 User’s Guide 88 Appendix C Management with Wire less Zero Configuration 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 Figure 54 on page 81 ). The screen displays as shown. Figu[...]

ZyXEL G-120 User’s Guide Appendix C Manageme nt with Wire less Zero Configuration 89 Figure 63 Windows XP SP1: Wireles s Networks: Pr eferred Net works 2 Whenever the G-120 tries to connect to a new network, the new network is added in the Preferr ed ne tworks table automatically . Sel ect a network and clic k Move up or Move down to change it&ap[...]

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ZyXEL G-120 User’s Guide Appendix D Wir eless Security 91 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 thenticat[...]

ZyXEL G-120 User’s Guide 92 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 certifica[...]

ZyXEL G-120 User’s Guide Appendix D Wir eless Security 93 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 compa[...]

ZyXEL G-120 User’s Guide 94 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 Integrity[...]

ZyXEL G-120 User’s Guide Appendix D Wir eless Security 95 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). 2[...]

ZyXEL G-120 User’s Guide 96 Appendix D Wireless Security Figure 65 WP A(2) with RAD IUS 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 se[...]

ZyXEL G-120 User’s Guide Appendix E Setting up Your Computer’s IP Addr ess 97 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 and XP inclu d e the softwa re components you need to ins tall and use TCP/IP on your co mputer . TCP/IP shoul[...]

ZyXEL G-120 User’s Guide 98 Appendix E Setting up Your Computer’s IP Add ress Figure 66 WIndows 98/Me: Network: Con figuration 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 t[...]

ZyXEL G-120 User’s Guide Appendix E Setting up Your Computer’s IP Addr ess 99 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 entry and click[...]

ZyXEL G-120 User’s Guide 100 Appendix E Setting up Your Computer’s IP Add ress Figure 68 Windows 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 . 5 [...]

ZyXEL G-120 User’s Guide Appendix E Setting up Your Computer’s IP Addr ess 101 Figure 69 Windows XP : S tart Menu 2 For W indows XP , click Network Connections . For W indows 2000, click Network and Dial-up Connections . Figure 70 Windows XP: Control Panel 3 Right-click Local Area Connection and then click Pr operties .[...]

ZyXEL G-120 User’s Guide 102 Appendix E Setting up Your Computer’s IP Add ress Figure 71 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 72 Windows XP: Loca l Area Connection Prop erties 5 The Internet Protocol TCP/IP Pr operties win[...]

ZyXEL G-120 User’s Guide Appendix E Setting up Your Computer’s IP Addr ess 103 • 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 73 Windows XP : Advanced TCP/ IP Settings 6 If you do not know your gateway's IP address , remo[...]

ZyXEL G-120 User’s Guide 104 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 fi[...]

ZyXEL G-120 User’s Guide Index 105 Index A About 67 About your G-120 21 access point 35 Access point mode 22 , 32 access point mode 61 additional setup requi rements 61 configuration 22 , 61 access point. See also AP . activating a profile 58 Adapter 58 Ad-Hoc 22 , 55 Advanced Encryption St andard 38 , 93 advanced settings 58 antenna gain 64 ante[...]

ZyXEL G-120 User’s Guide 106 Index I IEEE 802.1x 38 Infrastructure 21 initialization vector (IV) 94 Interference S tatement 4 L link informa tion 43 , 62 M MAC Filter 65 MAC Filter action 65 Message Integrity Check (MIC) 38 , 93 N network type 44 O One-T ouch Intelligent Security T e chnology 39 open system authentication 37 OTIST Introducti on 3[...]

ZyXEL G-120 User’s Guide Index 107 network communication 72 starting ZyXEL Utility 71 U uninstalling ZyXEL Utility 67 upgrading ZyXEL Utility 68 important step 68 User Authentication 94 user authentication 37 V voltage 73 W WEP 37 , 47 , 64 manual setup 37 , 48 , 64 passphrase 37 , 48 , 64 WEP (Wired Equivalent Priva cy) 37 WEP Encryption 47 Wi-F[...]