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    G-470 802.1 1g Wireless Ethernet Adapter User ’ s Guide V ersion 1.00 Edition 1 6/2006[...]

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    G-470 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, chemi[...]

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    G-470 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 interference [...]

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    G-470 User’s Guide Certifications 5 This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003. Cet appareil numérique de la classe B est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada. 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 ?[...]

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    G-470 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 ndicatio[...]

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    G-470 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 open the device or un it. Opening or removi ng covers can expose you to dangerous high vo ltage points or othe r risks. ONL Y qualified serv ice personnel can service the device. Please contact you r[...]

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    G-470 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-MAIL [...]

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    G-470 User’s Guide Customer Support 9 POLAND info@pl.zyxel.com +48 (22) 333 8250 www .pl.zyxel.com ZyXEL Communications ul. Okrzei 1A 03-715 W arszawa Poland +48 (22) 333 8251 RUSSIA http://zyxel.ru/support +7-095-542- 89-29 www .zyxel.ru ZyXEL Russia Ostrovityanova 37a S tr . Moscow , 1 17279 Russia sales@zyxel.ru +7-095-542-89-25 SP AIN support[...]

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    G-470 User’s Guide 10 Customer Suppo rt[...]

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    G-470 User’s Guide Table of Contents 11 T able of Content s Copyright .................................................. ................................................................ 3 Certifications ............................................ ................................................................ 4 ZyXEL Limited W arranty .........[...]

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    G-470 User’s Guide 12 Table of Contents 3.2.1.5 WP A2 ..... ............. ................ ............. ............. ................ ............. ..... 34 Chapter 4 Introducing the W eb Configurator ............................... ......................................... 35 4.1 Web Configurator Overview ... ............. ................ ...[...]

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    G-470 User’s Guide Table of Contents 13 6.3.1 The AP Survey Window ............. ............. ................ ............. ................ ..... 60 6.4 Wireless Security Overview ...................... ................ ............. ................ ............ 61 6.5 Configuring Wireless Security ............ ...... ................ .......[...]

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    G-470 User’s Guide 14 Table of Contents[...]

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    G-470 User’s Guide List of Figure s 15 List of Figures Figure 1 Device application: B asic ............ ............. ................ ................ ............. ... 21 Figure 2 Device Application: Home Netw ork ................ ............. ................ ............. 21 Figure 3 The ZyXEL Device: Front Panel ................. ..........[...]

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    G-470 User’s Guide 16 List of Figures Figure 39 Management: Reset Warning Message ............. .................... ................ 71 Figure 40 Management: F/W Upload ........ ... .......... ............ ................. ............ ....... 72 Figure 41 Management: Firmwar e Upgrading Screen ........................ ................ ... 73 F[...]

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    G-470 User’s Guide List of Tables 17 List of T ables T able 1 The ZyXEL Device: Front Panel Light s. ......................... ............. ............. 23 T able 2 The Zy XEL Device: Rear Panel Connections .................... .................... ... 23 T able 3 Web Configurator: the S tatus screen .................... ................. .....[...]

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    G-470 User’s Guide 18 List of Tables[...]

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    G-470 User’s Guide Preface 19 Preface Congratulations on your purchase of the G-470 802.1 1g Wireless Ethernet Adapter. Note: Register your product online to receive e-mail notice s of firmware upgrades and information at www .zyxel.com for global products, or at www .us.zyxel.com for North American product s. Y our ZyXEL Device is easy to instal[...]

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    G-470 User’s Guide 20 Preface Graphics Icons Key Wireless Access Point Computer Notebook Computer Server Modem Wireless Signal Internet Cloud Printer[...]

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    G-470 User’s Guide Chapter 1 Getting Started 21 C HAPTER 1 Getting S t arted This chapter introduces the ZyXEL Device an d prepares you to use the W eb Configurator . 1.1 About Y our ZyXEL Device The G-470 is an IEEE 802.1 1g compliant wireless LAN Etherne t adapter . It acts as a bridge between your computer and a wireless network access point ([...]

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    G-470 User’s Guide 22 Chapter 1 Getting Started The following lists the main f eatures of your ZyXEL Device . Se e the product specifications in the appendix for detailed features. • Hardware An external antenna. Lights to indicate power , device status, LAN status, WLAN status and link quality . Easy , driver-free installation. •W i r e l e [...]

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    G-470 User’s Guide Chapter 1 Getting Started 23 The following table describes the front panel of the ZyXEL Device. Table 1 The ZyXEL Device: Front Panel Ligh ts. Figure 4 The ZyXEL Device: Rear Panel The following table describes the rear panel of the ZyXEL Device. Table 2 The ZyXEL Device: Rear Panel Conne ctions 1.1.2 Application Overview This [...]

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    G-470 User’s Guide 24 Chapter 1 Getting Started 1.1.2.1 Infrastructure Infrastructure mode allows yo ur ZyXEL Device to connect to a network via an access point (AP). Through the AP , you can access the Inte rnet or the wired network behind the AP . Figure 5 Application: Infrastructure 1.1.2.2 Roaming In an infrastructure network, wi reless stati[...]

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    G-470 User’s Guide Chapter 1 Getting Started 25 Figure 6 Roaming Example[...]

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    G-470 User’s Guide 26 Chapter 1 Getting Started[...]

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    G-470 User’s Guide Chapter 2 Tutorial 27 C HAPTER 2 Tu t o r i a l 2.1 Connecting to an Access Point This example shows you how to connect yo ur ZyXEL Device to an access point (AP) configured for WP A-PSK sec urity , in order to access the Internet. In the following diagram, your computer is labeled A , the ZyXEL Device is labeled B and the acce[...]

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    G-470 User’s Guide 28 Chapter 2 Tutorial 2 The Login screen appears. Enter admin as the username and 1234 as the password, then click Login . 3 In the St a t u s screen, click on Wir eless .[...]

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    G-470 User’s Guide Chapter 2 Tutorial 29 4 The W ireless Settings screen appears. Click AP Survey to search for available wireless access points. The Access Point List screen displays. The Security Mode entry shows that AP6 is using WP A-PSK security w ith TKIP data encryption. 5 Click on the AP6 entry . The AP Survey window closes, and the entry[...]

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    G-470 User’s Guide 30 Chapter 2 Tutorial The following message a ppears in the St a t u s bar . 8 Next, click the Security tab. In the Security screen, select WP A-PSK from the Encryption Method menu. Select TKIP from the Data Encryption menu. Enter your PSK " ThisismyWP A-pre-sharedkey" in the Pre-Sh ared Key bo x and click Apply . The[...]

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    G-470 User’s Guide Chapter 3 Wireless LAN Network 31 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 exam pl e of a wireless network with an AP . Figure 7 Example of a Wireless Network The wireless network is the part in the blue c[...]

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    G-470 User’s Guide 32 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 secur[...]

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    G-470 User’s Guide Chapter 3 Wireless LAN Network 33 5 Additionally , Jenny uses her own private key to encrypt a message and T i m uses Jenny’ s public key to d ecrypt the message. The certification authority uses its private key to sign certificates. Anyone can then use the certification authority’ s public key to verify the certific ates. [...]

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    G-470 User’s Guide 34 Ch apter 3 Wireless LAN Network 3.2.1.3 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 . 3.2.1.3.1 EAP Authentication EAP (Extensible Authentication Protocol) is[...]

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    G-470 User’s Guide Chapter 4 Introducing the Web Configur ator 35 C HAPTER 4 Introducing the W eb Configurator This chapter shows you how to configure the ZyXEL Device using the embedded web configurator . 4.1 W eb Configurator Overview The embedded web configurator allows you to manage the ZyXEL Device from anywhere through a browser such as Mic[...]

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    G-470 User’s Guide 36 Chapter 4 Introducing the Web Configurator Figure 8 Wired Connection Note: Skip this section if your computer's IP address is already between 192.168.1.12 and 192.168.1.254 with subn et mask 255.255.255.0. Y our computer must have a network card and TCP/IP installed. TCP/IP should already be installed on comput ers usin[...]

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    G-470 User’s Guide Chapter 4 Introducing the Web Configur ator 37 Figure 10 Network Connection 4 Select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and then click Properties . Figure 1 1 Local Area Connection Properties 5 Select Use the following IP Address and fill in an IP addr ess (between 192.168.1.12 and 192.168.1 .254). • T ype 255.255.255.0 as the S ubne[...]

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    G-470 User’s Guide 38 Chapter 4 Introducing the Web Configurator Figure 12 Internet Protocol Properties 6 Remove any previously in stalled gateways in the IP Settings tab and click OK to go bac k to the Internet Protocol TCP/IP Pr operties screen. Figure 13 Advanced TCP/IP Settings 7 Click OK to close the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties win[...]

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    G-470 User’s Guide Chapter 4 Introducing the Web Configur ator 39 4.2 Accessing the W e b Configurator Follow the steps below to access the web configurator using a web browser . 1 Make sure your ZyXEL Device is prop erly connected and pre pare your computer/ network to connect to the G-470. 2 Launch your web brows er . 3 Ty p e http://192.168.1.[...]

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    G-470 User’s Guide 40 Chapter 4 Introducing the Web Configurator Figure 16 Web Configura t or: the S tatus screen The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 3 Web Configurator: the Status scr een LINK/ICON FUNCTION Wizard Use these screens for initial configuration including genera l setup, wireless and security settings. Abou[...]

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    G-470 User’s Guide Chapter 4 Introducing the Web Configur ator 41 4.3 Navigating the W eb Configurator The following section summarizes how to navigate the web configurator from th e St a t u s screen. 4.3.1 Change Y our Password After you log in for the first time, it is stro ngly recommended that you change the default administrator password. C[...]

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    G-470 User’s Guide 42 Chapter 4 Introducing the Web Configurator Figure 17 Web Configu rator: Change Administr ator Login Password Enter a new password between 1 and 19 characters, retype it to confirm and click Apply . Click on Reset to clear all fields. 4.3.2 St atistics Click V iew S tatistics in the St a t u s screen. This screen displa ys re[...]

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    G-470 User’s Guide Chapter 4 Introducing the Web Configur ator 43 4.4 Configuring the ZyXEL Device Using the Wizard The wizard consists of a series of screens to help you configure your ZyXEL Device to acces s the wireless network. Use the following buttons to navigate the W izard: No configuration changes will be saved to the ZyXEL Device until [...]

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    G-470 User’s Guide 44 Chapter 4 Introducing the Web Configurator 3 Select Use fixed IP Address to give the device a static IP address. The IP address you configure here is used for mana gement of the device (accessing the web configurator). 4 Enter a Subnet Mask appropriate to your network an d the Gateway IP Address of the neighboring device, if[...]

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    G-470 User’s Guide Chapter 4 Introducing the Web Configur ator 45 Figure 20 Setup Wizard 2: Wireless Settings. Click Next to continue, or Back to return to the Basic Settings screen. 4.4.3 Wizard: Security Settings Use this screen to configure security for yo ur wireless LAN connection. The screen varies depending on wh at you select in the Encry[...]

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    G-470 User’s Guide 46 Chapter 4 Introducing the Web Configurator Figure 21 Setup Wizard 3: Disable 4.4.3.2 WEP 1 WEP (W ired Equivalent Privacy) encrypts da ta frames before transmitting them over the wireless network. Select 64-bit or 128-bi t from the WEP Encryption drop- down list box and then follow the on-screen inst ructions to set up the W[...]

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    G-470 User’s Guide Chapter 4 Introducing the Web Configur ator 47 Figure 22 Wizard 3: WEP 4.4.3.3 WP A-PSK Select WP A-PSK only if your wireless AP supports it. T ype a pre-shared key from 8 to 63 ASCII characters (including spaces and symbols). This field is case-sensitive. Use Passphrase to automatically generate keys or manually enter a key in[...]

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    G-470 User’s Guide 48 Chapter 4 Introducing the Web Configurator Figure 23 Wizard 3: WP A(2)-PSK 4.4.4 Wizard: Confirm Y our Settings This read-only screen shows the status of the current settings. Use the summary table to check whether what you have confi gured is correct. Click Finish to complete the wizard configuration and sav e your settings[...]

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    G-470 User’s Guide Chapter 4 Introducing the Web Configur ator 49 Figure 24 Wizard: Confirm Y our Settings 4.5 Using the AP Survey tool T o scan for available wireless acces s points in your network, click AP Survey in the Wire l e ss screen. W ait for the scan process to complete . A screen displays showing the scan results. Click on an entry in[...]

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    G-470 User’s Guide 50 Chapter 4 Introducing the Web Configurator 4.6.1.1 Using the RESET Button Make sure the POWER light is steady on. 1 Press the RESET button for about 10 seconds, then rele ase it and press the button in once. 2 If the POWER light begins to blin k, the defaults have been restored and the ZyXEL Device restarts. W ait for the Zy[...]

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    G-470 User’s Guide Chapter 5 Syst em Screen 51 C HAPTER 5 System Screen This chapter provides information on the System screen. 5.1 TCP/IP Parameters 5.1.1 IP Address Assignment Every computer on the Internet must have a unique IP address. If your networks are is olated from the Internet (for instance, only between yo ur two branch offices) you c[...]

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    G-470 User’s Guide 52 Chapter 5 Syst em Screen If the ISP did not expl icitly give you an IP network n u mber , then most likely you have a sin gle user account and the ISP will assign you a d ynamic IP address when the connection is established. The Internet Assigned Number Au thority (IANA) reserved this block of addresses specifically for priv[...]

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    G-470 User’s Guide Chapter 5 Syst em Screen 53 Obtain IP Address Automatically Select this option to have your device use a dynamically assigned IP ad dress from a router each tim e. W arning: If you select Obtain IP Addr ess Automatically you will not be able to access the ZyXEL Device through the W eb Configurator unless you have a router that [...]

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    G-470 User’s Guide 54 Chapter 5 Syst em Screen[...]

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    G-470 User’s Guide Chapter 6 Wireless Screens 55 C HAPTER 6 W ireless Screens This chapter discusses how to configure wire less settings and wirel ess security on your ZyXEL Device. 6.1 Wireless LAN Overview This section introduces the wireless LAN (WLAN) and some basic scenarios. 6.1.1 BSS (Infrastructure) A Basic Service Set (BSS), also calle d[...]

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    G-470 User’s Guide 56 Chapter 6 Wireless Screens 6.1.2 ESS An Extended Service Set (ESS) consists of a series of overlappi ng BSSs, each containing an access point, with each access point connected together by a wired network. This wired connection between APs is called a Distributio n System (DS). An ESSID (ESS IDentification) uniquely identifie[...]

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    G-470 User’s Guide Chapter 6 Wireless Screens 57 6.2.2 SSID The SSID (Service Set Identity) is a unique name shared am ong all wireless devices in a wireless network. W ireless devices must h ave the same SSID to communicate with each other . 6.2.3 RTS/CTS A hidden node occurs when two stations are with in range of the same access point, but are [...]

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    G-470 User’s Guide 58 Chapter 6 Wireless Screens If the RT S / C T S value is greater than the Fragmentation Th reshold value (see next), then the R TS (Request T o Send)/CTS (Clear to Send) ha ndshake will never occur as data frames will be fragmented befo re they reach RT S / C T S si ze. Note: Enabling the R TS Threshold causes r edundant netw[...]

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    G-470 User’s Guide Chapter 6 Wireless Screens 59 The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 7 Wireless: Wireless Settings LABEL DESCRIPTION SSID Y our ZyXEL Device must have the same SS ID as the AP you want to connect to. Enter a descripti ve name (up to 32 prin table characters) for the wireless LAN. S paces ar e allowed . N[...]

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    G-470 User’s Guide 60 Chapter 6 Wireless Screens 6.3.1 The AP Survey Window Click on Wire l e ss > Wir eless Settings > AP Survey to display the AP Survey screen. The ZyXEL Device searches for available access points (APs). Figure 30 Wireless: the AP Survey Screen The following table describes the labels in this screen. Preamble T ype Pream[...]

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    G-470 User’s Guide Chapter 6 Wireless Screens 61 6.4 Wireless Security Overview W ireless security is vital to your network to p rotect wireless commu nication betw een wireless stations, access points and the wired network. The figure below shows the possible wireless security levels on your ZyXEL Device. EAP (Extensible Authentication Protocol)[...]

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    G-470 User’s Guide 62 Chapter 6 Wireless Screens 6.5.1 Wireless Security: Disable If you do not enable any wireless security on your device, your network is accessible to any wireless networki ng devi ce that is within range. Figure 31 Wireless Security: Disable The following table describes the labels in this screen. 6.5.2 Wireless Security: WEP[...]

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    G-470 User’s Guide Chapter 6 Wireless Screens 63 Figure 32 Wireless Securit y: WEP The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 11 Wireless Securit y: WEP LABEL DESCRIPTION Encryption Method Select WEP if you want to configure WEP encryption parameters. Authentication T ype Select Open or Shared from the drop-do wn list box. Dat[...]

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    G-470 User’s Guide 64 Chapter 6 Wireless Screens 6.5.3 Wireless Se curity: WP A(2)-PSK Select WP A-PSK , WP A2-PS K or WP A-PSK & WP A2-PSK in the Encryption Method drop down list-box to display the next screen. Figure 33 Wireless Security: WP A(2)-PSK The following table describes the labels in this screen. 6.5.4 Wireless Security: WP A(2) W[...]

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    G-470 User’s Guide Chapter 6 Wireless Screens 65 Figure 34 Wireless Securit y: WP A(2) The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 13 Wireless Securit y: WP A(2) LABEL DESCRIPTION Encryption Method Select WP A , WP A2 or WP A & WP A2 to configure user authentication and improved data encryption. EAP T ype Select EAP-TLS, EA[...]

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    G-470 User’s Guide 66 Chapter 6 Wireless Screens 6.5.5 Wireless Security: IEEE 802.1x The IEEE 802.1x standard outlines enhanced security methods for both the authentication of wireless stations and en cryption key managemen t. Note: Once you enable user auth entication, y ou need to specify an external RADIUS server on the device for authenticat[...]

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    G-470 User’s Guide Chapter 6 Wireless Screens 67 Figure 35 Wireless Secu rity: 802. 1x The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 14 Wireless Secu rity: 802. 1x LABEL DESCRIPTION Encryption Method Select 802.1X to configure encryp tion key management. EAP T ype Select EAP-TLS, EAP-TTLS, EAP-LEAP or EAP-PEAP from the drop- down[...]

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    G-470 User’s Guide 68 Chapter 6 Wireless Screens Login Name Enter a user name. This is the user name that you or an admini strator set up on a RADIUS server . Password (EAP-TTLS, EAL-LEAP and EAP-PEAP only) Enter the password associated with the login name above. User Certificate File (EAP-TLS only) This is your encrypted private key file. Select[...]

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    G-470 User’s Guide Chapter 7 Ma nagement Screens 69 C HAPTER 7 Management Screens This chapter describes the Management screens. 7.1 Management Overview Use these management screens to change the pa ssword, back up or restore the configuration files and upgrade your ZyXEL Device’ s firmware. 7.2 Password T o change your device's p assword [...]

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    G-470 User’s Guide 70 Chapter 7 Manag ement Scre ens 7.3 Configuration File The configuration file (often ca lled the romfile or rom-0) contai ns the factory default settings such as password and TCP/IP Setup, etc. It arrives from ZyXEL with a .rom filename extension. Once you have customized the device's settings, they can be saved back to [...]

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    G-470 User’s Guide Chapter 7 Ma nagement Screens 71 7.3.1 Backup Configuration Backup configuration allo ws you to back up (save) the device's current configuration to a file on your computer . Once your d evice is configured and functioning properly , it is strong ly recommended tha t you back up your config uration file before making confi[...]

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    G-470 User’s Guide 72 Chapter 7 Manag ement Scre ens Y ou can also press the RESET button on the rear pa nel to reset the factory defaults of your device. Refer to Section 4.6.1 on page 4 9 for more information on the RESET button. 7.4 F/W Upload Screen Find firmware at www .zyxel .com in a file that (usually) uses the system model name with a .r[...]

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    G-470 User’s Guide Chapter 7 Ma nagement Screens 73 Figure 41 Management: Firmware Upgrading Scr een The device automatically restarts in this tim e causing a tempora ry network discon nect. In some operating systems, you may see the following icon on your desktop. Figure 42 Network T emporarily Disconnected After two minutes, log in again an d c[...]

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    G-470 User’s Guide 74 Chapter 7 Manag ement Scre ens[...]

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    G-470 User’s Guide Chapter 8 Trou bleshoot ing 75 C HAPTER 8 T roubleshooting This chapter covers potential pr oblems and possible remedies. After each problem descri ption, some instructions are provided to help you to diagnose and to solve the problem. 8.1 Problems S t arting Up the ZyXEL Device 8.2 Problems with the Password Table 18 Troublesh[...]

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    G-470 User’s Guide 76 Chapter 8 Troubleshooting 8.3 Problem with the Wireless Link Quality 8.4 Problems Communicating With Other Computers Table 20 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 [...]

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    G-470 User’s Guide Chapter 8 Trou bleshoot ing 77 8.5 Problems with the Ethernet Interface Table 22 Troubleshootin g the Ethernet Interface PROBLEM CORRECTIVE ACTION I cannot access the ZyXEL Device from the LAN. If the ETHN LED on the front p anel is of f, check the Ethernet ca ble connection between your ZyXEL Device and the Ethernet devi ce co[...]

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    G-470 User’s Guide 78 Chapter 8 Troubleshooting 8.5.1 Pop-up Windows, JavaS cript s and Java Permissions In order to use the web configurator you need to allow: • W eb browser po p-up windows from your device. • JavaScripts (enabled by default). • Java permissions (enabled by default). Note: Internet Explorer 6 screens are used here. Screen[...]

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    G-470 User’s Guide Chapter 8 Trou bleshoot ing 79 Figure 45 Internet Options 3 Click Apply to save this setting. 8.5.1.1.2 Enable pop-up Blockers with Excep tions Alternatively , if you only want to allow pop-up win dows from your device, see the following steps. 1 In Internet Explorer , select To o l s , Internet Options and then the Privacy tab[...]

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    G-470 User’s Guide 80 Chapter 8 Troubleshooting Figure 46 Internet Options: Settings 3 T ype the IP address of your device (the web page that you do not want to have blocked) with the prefix “http://”. For example, http://192.168.1.1 1 . 4 Click Add to move the IP address to the list of Allowed sites .[...]

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    G-470 User’s Guide Chapter 8 Trou bleshoot ing 81 Figure 47 Pop-up Blocker Settings 5 Click Close to return to the Privacy screen. 6 Click Apply to save this setting. 8.5.1.2 JavaScript s If pages of the web configura tor do not display properly in Internet Explorer, check that JavaScripts are allowed. 1 In Internet Explorer , click T ools , Inte[...]

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    G-470 User’s Guide 82 Chapter 8 Troubleshooting Figure 48 Internet Options: Custo m Level 2 Click the Custom Level... button. 3 Scroll down to Scripting . 4 Under Active scripting make sure that Enable is selected (the default). 5 Under Scripting of Java applets make sure that Enable is sele cted (the default). 6 Click OK to clos e the window .[...]

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    G-470 User’s Guide Chapter 8 Trou bleshoot ing 83 Figure 49 Security Setting s - Java S cripting 8.5.1.3 Java Permissions 1 From Internet Explorer , click To o l s , Internet Options and then the Security tab. 2 Click the Custom Level... button. 3 Scroll down to Microsoft VM . 4 Under Java permissions ma ke sure that a safety level is selected. 5[...]

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    G-470 User’s Guide 84 Chapter 8 Troubleshooting Figure 50 Security Setting s - Java 8.5.1.3.1 JA V A (Sun) 1 From Internet Explorer , click To o l s , Internet Options and then the Advanced tab. 2 make sure that Use Java 2 for <applet> u nder Java (Sun) is selected. 3 Click OK to clos e the window .[...]

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    G-470 User’s Guide Chapter 8 Trou bleshoot ing 85 Figure 51 Java (S un) 8.6 T esting the Connection to the ZyXEL Device 1 Click St a r t , (All) Pr ograms , Acc essories and then Command Prompt . 2 In the Command Pr ompt window , type “ping” followed by a space and the IP a ddress of the ZyXEL Device (192.168.1 .1 1 is the default). 3 Press E[...]

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    G-470 User’s Guide 86 Chapter 8 Troubleshooting[...]

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    G-470 User’s Guide Appendix A 87 A PPENDIX A Product S pecifications Table 23 Product Specification s PHYSICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL Product Name G-470 802.1 1g Wireless Etherne t Adapter S tandards IEEE 802.1 1b IEEE 802.1 1g Network Architectures Infrastructure Security 64/128-bit WEP Encryption WP A/WP A-PSK IEEE 802.1x Operating T emperature 0 ~ [...]

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    G-470 User’s Guide 88 Appendix A[...]

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    G-470 User’s Guide Appendix B 89 A PPENDIX B 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 . The type of authentication you use depends on the RADIUS ser ver or the AP . Consult your network administrator for more information. Y our wireless LAN[...]

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    G-470 User’s Guide 90 Appendix B EAP-TTLS (T unneled T ransport Layer Service) EAP-TTLS is an extension of the EAP-TLS authentication that uses certificates for only the server-side authentications to establish a secure connection. Client authen tication is then done by sending username and password throug h the secure connection, thus client ide[...]

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    G-470 User’s Guide Appendix B 91 WP A(2) W i-Fi Protected Access (WP A) is a subset of the IEEE 802.1 1i standard. WP A2 (IEEE 802.1 1i) is a wireless security standard tha t defines stronger encryp tion, authentication and key manage ment than WP A. Key differences between WP A(2) and WEP are improved data encryption and user authentication. If [...]

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    G-470 User’s Guide 92 Appendix B The Message Integrity Check (MIC ) is designed to prevent an attacker from capturing data packets, altering them and resending them. The MIC provides a strong mathematical function in which the receiver and the transmitter each compute and then compare the MIC. If they do not match, it is assumed that the data has[...]

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    G-470 User’s Guide Appendix B 93 Figure 53 WP A-PSK Authentication WP A(2) with RADIUS Ap plication Example Y ou need the IP address of the RADIUS server , its port number (de fau lt is 1812), and the RADIUS shared secret. A WP A(2) application example with an external RADIUS server looks as follows. "A" is the RADIUS ser ver . "DS[...]

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    G-470 User’s Guide 94 Appendix B 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 security features. Table 25 Wireless Security Relational Matrix AUTHENTICATIO[...]

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    G-470 User’s Guide Appendix C 95 A PPENDIX C 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 components you need to install and use TCP/ IP on y[...]

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    G-470 User’s Guide 96 Appendix C Figure 55 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 In the Network window , click Add . 2 Select Ada[...]

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    G-470 User’s Guide Appendix C 97 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 entry and c[...]

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    G-470 User’s Guide 98 Appendix C Figure 57 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 . 5 Click OK to save and close the TCP/IP Pr oper[...]

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    G-470 User’s Guide Appendix C 99 Figure 58 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 59 Windows XP: Control Panel 3 Right-click Local Area Connection and then click Pr operties .[...]

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    G-470 User’s Guide 100 Appendix C Figure 60 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 61 Windows XP: Loca l Area Connection Prop erties 5 The Internet Protocol TCP/IP Pr operties window opens (the Gene ral tab in W indows XP). ?[...]

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    G-470 User’s Guide Appendix C 101 • 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 62 Windows XP : Advanced TCP/ IP Settings 6 If you do not know your gateway's IP address , remove any previously installed gateways in the IP [...]

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    G-470 User’s Guide 102 Appendix C • 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 fields. If you have previously configured DNS ser[...]

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    G-470 User’s Guide Appendix C 103 Figure 64 Macintosh OS 8/9: Apple Menu 2 Select Ethernet built-in from the Connect via list. Figure 65 Macintosh OS 8/9: TCP/IP 3 For dynamically assigned settings, select Using DHCP Server from the Configur e: list. 4 For statically assigned settings, do the following:[...]

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    G-470 User’s Guide 104 Appendix C •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 address box if you have one. 5 Close the TCP/IP Contr ol Panel . 6 Click Save if prompted, to save chan ges [...]

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    G-470 User’s Guide Appendix C 105 Figure 67 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 your gateway in the Router address box if you h[...]

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    G-470 User’s Guide 106 Appendix C[...]

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    G-470 User’s Guide Index 107 Index A Access point 21 , 24 , 31 Access point. See also AP . Address assignment 51 Advanced Encryption S tandard (AES) 34 , 91 AES 34 Antenna 22 connector 23 power output 87 AP 31 AP survey 49 AP . See also access point. Applications 23 Authentication 32 Authentication me thod auto 33 open system 33 shared key 33 Aut[...]

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    G-470 User’s Guide 108 Index Firmware 22 , 72 upgrade 19 Fragmentation Threshold 58 , 60 Frequency 31 , 56 , 87 Front panel 23 G Getting started 21 Graphics icons key 20 H Hardware 22 installation 19 , 22 Hardware connection 19 Home network 21 Humidity 87 I IEEE 802.1 1b 22 IEEE 802.1 1b/g 33 IEEE 802.1 1g 22 IEEE 802.1 1i 34 IEEE 802.1x 32 , 34 [...]

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    G-470 User’s Guide Index 109 Pop-up windows 35 , 78 Power 22 Power light 23 Power over Ethernet (PoE) 22 Power socket 23 Preamble 60 Preface 19 Pre-shared key 27 Private IP Address 51 Private key 32 Public key 32 Public-private key pairs 32 Pure B mode 59 Pure G mode 59 Q Quick S tart Guide 19 , 22 R Radio 56 Radio enable 59 Radio interference 76[...]

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    G-470 User’s Guide 110 Index W W arranty 6 Web Configurator 21 , 35 accessing 39 Web configurator 35 WEP 33 default key 33 manual setup 33 passphrase 33 WEP (Wired Equivalent Priva cy) 33 WEP key automatic 33 manual 33 Wi-Fi Protected Access 34 , 91 Wired Equivalent Privacy 33 Wired network 24 Wireless client 31 Wireless LAN 22 basics 56 introduc[...]