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Wirel ess-G PC C ard A dapter 2 Contents Ove rvie w ......................................................................... 3 Insta llatio n Ins truc tions ................................................. 4 What’ s in the Pac kage................................................... 4 Before You Be gin ...........................................[...]

Overview 3 Overview The c hapters in this User’s Guide desc ribe how to: • Install th e Zoom W ireless-G PC Card a dapter on a W indows PC • Connect to a wireless net w ork • Enable s ecurity on the W ireless- G PC Card adapter • Use the ad vanced features of the W ireless-G PC Card configur ation soft w are Chapters 1 and 2 cover the bas[...]

Wirel ess-G PC C ard A dapter 4 1 Installation Instructions This chapt er provides simple inst ructions for i nstalling the Wireles s-G PC Card softw are on a Wind ows PC. If you have already installed the adapter on a c omputer (using t he separat e Quick Star t booklet), y ou can skip th is chapter an d begin with Chapter 2: Settin g Sec ur ity. [...]

Chapter 1: Ins tallation Instruct io ns 5 Installing the W i rele ss - G PC Card Adapter Important! Install t he software BEF ORE y ou insert the W i reless- G PC Card into y our l aptop. 1 1 1 1 Insert the Wi rel ess-G PC Card CD into the CD dr ive. The CD should s tart autom atically and the L ang u ag e Sele ctio n screen s hould appear. S elect[...]

Wirel ess-G PC C ard A dapter 6 3 3 3 3 The setup pr ogram opens : 4 4 4 4 Follo w the prom pts to com plete the insta llation. 5 5 5 5 At the f i nal s etup screen, c lick Finish and the n turn off your computer .[...]

Chapter 1: Ins tallation Instruct io ns 7 6 6 6 6 W hile your laptop is off, insert the W ireless -G PC Card into the PCMC IA slot on y our laptop, m aking sure that th e LEDs are fac ing up. You w ill he ar the card c lick sof tly into place. 7 7 7 7 Turn the c omputer on. W indows will fin d your new har dware. You ma y see a Found New Hardware b[...]

Wirel ess-G PC C ard A dapter 8 10 10 10 10 All o perating systems: In t he list of de vices, double- click Netw ork Adapte rs and make sure there is no a lert icon next to the Zoom Wi r eless-G PC Card adapt er. ( This alert icon appe ars next to de vices that ar e not respond ing or that are not installed properly.) Your W ireless-G PC Card a dap[...]

Chapter 1: Ins tallation Instruct io ns 9 Getting Connected The ins tallation plac es a Zoom Wireless-G PC Card icon on your desk top: 1 1 1 1 Double-c lick this ic on to open the W ireless-G PC Card configur ation soft w are: In the Profile tex t box, the term “ANY ” indicates that the adapter h as identif ied the stronges t wireless net work [...]

Wirel ess-G PC C ard A dapter 10 2 2 2 2 Select th e Si te S urvey tab to see a list of wireless netwo rks within range : There ar e two types of wireless networ ks: Infrastructure and Ad Hoc . • In an Infrast ructure network, w irele ss devices communi cate with ea ch othe r via a wi reless a ccess point, a r outer, or an AD SL modem w ith b uil[...]

Chapter 1: Ins tallation Instruct io ns 11 If the net work you selec t has securit y conf igured, you must enab le and conf igure securit y on y our com puter before you can con nect. See Ch apter 2, Setting Secur ity on page 13. 4 4 4 4 Your laptop sh ould now be connected to the networ k, as long as your security se ttings match thos e of the acc[...]

Wirel ess-G PC C ard A dapter 12 The Adapter LEDs The st ates of the LEDs on th e W ireless-G PC Car d adapter are explaine d below. LED Status Meaning LINK Flashing Steady Adapter is attempting to conn ect to a wir ele ss net work . Adapter is connected to a netw ork. ACT (Activ it y ) Flashing Adapter is transmitti ng or r eceiving data.[...]

Chapte r 2: Se tting S ecurity 13 2 Setting Security W e strongl y r ecommend s ecurity, althoug h y ou do not need to use it to g et your wire less connectio n working. Important! You m ust first enable sec urity on the t he wireless access point. You then enable securit y on the adapter using the same c onfiguration that you used for the access p[...]

Wirel ess-G PC C ard A dapter 14 This option requires you to enter an encryptio n key share d by the ac cess point. • WEP ( W ired E qu ivalen t P riv acy ) If the de vices in your networ k do not support W PA2- PSK or W PA-PSK, selec t WE P data encryption. This m ethod requir es you to enter an encryptio n key. The ke y s c an be 64 or 128 bits[...]

Chapte r 2: Se tting S ecurity 15 2 2 2 2 The Zoom Wireless-G PC Card co nfiguration software opens to d isplay the co nfiguration p arameters : 3 3 3 3 Make s ure that the desir ed wireles s network is displa y ed in the Profile an d SS ID text box es (the term <Infra> designates an Infras tructure network ) and that the Networ k Ty pe is co[...]

Wirel ess-G PC C ard A dapter 16 WP A2-PSK (Pre - S hared Ke y) 5 5 5 5 In the Security Configuration window, c lick the Enc ryption Mode drop-do wn arrow and selec t WPA 2 -PS K . 6 6 6 6 In the Pre- sha red ke y [WPA] area, enter th e same network ke y th at is used on t he wireless access point. W e advise you to enter a k ey with a m inimum of [...]

Chapte r 2: Se tting S ecurity 17 WP A -PSK (Pre -Shared Key) If not all of the wireless devices in y our n etwork suppor t the recom mended W PA2-PSK, s elect W PA-PSK. 5 5 5 5 In the Secu rity Configuration window, c lick the Enc ryption Mode drop-do wn arrow and selec t WPA -PSK . 6 6 6 6 In the Pre- sha red ke y [WPA] area, enter th e same netw[...]

Wirel ess-G PC C ard A dapter 18 That’s it! You have c onfigured W PA-PSK s ecurity for your wireless connection, an d you’re read y to use the Int ernet. WEP (W ired Equivalent Privacy) 5 5 5 5 In the Security Configuration windo w , c lick the Enc ryption Mode drop-do wn arrow and selec t WE P :[...]

Chapte r 2: Se tting S ecurity 19 6 6 6 6 In the Precon figured key [ WEP] area , do the follo wing: a In the Format for enteri ng key drop-d own list, selec t • ASCII characte rs if your network uses all Zoom wireless products • Hexadecimal d igits if an acc ess point, router , or some adapt ers are not Zo om products b In the Key Length drop-[...]

Wirel ess-G PC C ard A dapter 20 8 8 8 8 Click OK to save your sett ings and return to t he Configuration tab. 9 9 9 9 On the Configuration tab, c lick Apply . 10 10 10 10 Click the Close box to ex it the configurati on software. That’s it! You have co nfigured W EP sec urity for your w ireles s connection, and you’re read y to use the Int erne[...]

Chapte r 2: Se tting S ecurity 21 5 5 5 5 In the Security Configuration windo w , c lick the Enc ryption Mode drop-do wn arrow and selec t WPA2-Ente rprise . 6 6 6 6 In the IEE E 802.1X Authent ication area, not e that the check box marked En able IEEE 802.1X authentication for this network is selecte d. W i th IEEE 802. 1X authentic ation, each wi[...]

Wirel ess-G PC C ard A dapter 22 • TTLS ( T unneled T ranspor t L ay er S ecurit y). W ith TTLS, you can se lect from four authenticat ion extensions : PA P ( P assword A u thenticati on P ro toco l) CHAP ( C hallenge H andshak e A u thentic ation P rotocol) MS -C HA P (Micro soft’s version of CHAP). MS -C HA PV 2 (th e default). 8 8 8 8 Click [...]

Chapte r 2: Se tting S ecurity 23 WP A Select W PA if y ou ar e linking t o a corporate network that uses a RADIUS ( R em ote A uthentic ation D ial- I n U ser S ervice ) server that does n ot support W PA2. 5 5 5 5 In the Security Configuration windo w , c lick the Enc ryption Mode drop-do wn arrow and selec t WPA . 6 6 6 6 In the IEE E 802.1X Aut[...]

Wirel ess-G PC C ard A dapter 24 7 7 7 7 Click the EA P ( E xtensi ble A uthentic atio n P rotoco l) Ty pe drop-down l ist and selec t an authentica tion protocol : • PEAP ( P rote cted E xt ensibl e A uthenticat ion P roto col – the default). W ith PEAP, y ou ca n select from three authent ication extensi ons: MS -C HA PV 2 (th e default). T h[...]

Chapte r 2: Se tting S ecurity 25 9 9 9 9 Click OK to save your sett ings and return to t he Configuration tab. 10 10 10 10 On the Configuration tab, c lick Apply . 11 11 11 11 Click the Close box to ex it the configur ation software. That’s it! You have co nfigured W PA sec urity for your w ireles s connection, and you’re read y to use the Int[...]

Wirel ess-G PC C ard A dapter 26 Changing your Security Setting If the t y p e of securit y on y our wir eless network changes, you need to m odify your secur ity se ttings. On the Configuration tab, c lick the Configure Security bu tton to select a different s ecurity option a nd enter the re quired inform ation.[...]

Appendix A: TCP/I P Setting s 27 3 Advanced Options The Zoom Wireless-G PC Card uti lity provid es options so y ou can create profiles, mon i tor the s ignal stre ngth of your netw ork connection, s can availa ble networks, an d specify adv anced settings . This chapter t ells you when and how to use e ach of these opti ons. Creating Profiles A pro[...]

28 Wirel ess-G PC C ard A dapter 2 2 2 2 On the Configuration tab, in the Profile text box , enter a name f or the profile y ou w ant to create. For exam ple, let’s sa y you have a s mall hom e network to which y ou wa nt to be able to switch quic kly when you ar rive home. Give the prof ile the name “Hom e”: 3 3 3 3 In the Conf iguration ar [...]

Appendix A: TCP/I P Setting s 29 • Enable Secu rit y – Select th is check box to open the Security Configuration window. Note: If y ou are s etting up an ad hoc network, as in this exam ple, only W EP secur i ty is available to you. After you enter your security settings, click OK to return to the Configuration tab. 4 4 4 4 In the Configuration[...]

30 Wirel ess-G PC C ard A dapter Monitoring Link Status The St atus area on the Configura tion tab d isplays infor mation about your wirel ess connection: • State : (Infrastruct ure only) T he name and the M AC address of the wireless a ccess point to which y our computer i s connect ed. • Current Tx (Transmi ssion) Rate : Highest tran smissio [...]

Appendix A: TCP/I P Setting s 31 Using Site Survey and Re s ca n Use the Sit e Surv ey window and the Rescan button when you need to do a ny of the fol l owin g: • Find a list of network nam es (ESSIDs) so y o u can connect to a network • Identify the M AC address (BSS ID) of your w ireless access point or wireless router • Check the chann el[...]

32 Wirel ess-G PC C ard A dapter The inform ation displa y ed on the Site Sur vey tab is as fol l ows: • ESSID ( E xtended S erv ice S et Id entifier): An Ex tended Service Set consists of two or more Ba sic Service Sets ( see below ). An ESSID, also know n as an SSID or Network Name, is chosen by the person w ho sets up the network. The ESSID is[...]

Appendix A: TCP/I P Setting s 33 Advanced Configura tion To access t his w indow, clic k the Ad va nc ed button on the Configuration tab. • Power Save Enabled : W hen you select this optio n, the Wireless-G PC C ard adapter immediately signal s the access point that it is in Pow er Save mode. T he access point buffers all packet s until it i s p [...]

34 Wirel ess-G PC C ard A dapter Appendix A TCP/IP Settings By default, W indows is set f or dy nam ic addressing (DHCP). Generall y, this is the c orrect settin g for an Infras tructure net work, but needs t o be change d if you are us ing an Ad Hoc network. (Note: Use our instr uctions as a basic guide. Ad vanced users will know other ways to set[...]

Appendix A: TCP/I P Setting s 35 b b b b If this is the first com puter to be set up in the ad hoc network , enter 10.0.0.5 f or an IP address . If you are adding it t o an exist ing ad hoc net work, increm ent the last dig it by one, for exam ple, 10.0.0.6 , 10.0.0.7 c c c c Enter 255 .255.255.0 for Subnet mask . The Subnet mask shou ld be the sam[...]

36 Wirel ess-G PC C ard A dapter Window s 2000 1 1 1 1 Follow thes e steps to open the Internet Pr otocol (TCP/IP) Properties dialog box. a a a a From the des ktop, click the Start b utton, point to Settings , then clic k Network and Dial-up Connections . b b b b Right-c lick the Local Area Connection ic on, and select Properties . c c c c In the P[...]

Appendix A: TCP/I P Setting s 37 e e e e Click OK twice. That’s it! You have se t static IP addressing for a W indows 2000 computer in an ad hoc n etwork. 3 3 3 3 For Infrastruc ture Networks: To verif y your DHCP s e ttings , complete t he followin g: a a a a Ensure t hat Obtain an I P addr ess automaticall y is sele cted. b b b b Ensure t hat e[...]

38 Wirel ess-G PC C ard A dapter b b b b If this is the first com puter to be set up in the ad hoc network , enter 10.0.0.5 for IP addres s . If you are ad ding a com puter to an existing ad hoc net w ork , increment the last dig it by one, for exam ple, 10.0.0.6 , 10.0.0.7 c c c c Enter 255 .255.255.0 for Subnet mask . The Subnet mask shou ld be t[...]

Append ix B: Tr oubleshooting 39 Appendix B Troubleshooting If your Zoom W ireless-G PC Card adapter is not work ing properl y , tr y e ach of the f ollowing steps until you g et it to work . 1 1 1 1 Make s ure the adapter is firm ly insert ed into the l aptop’s PC card sl ot. 2 2 2 2 Turn the la ptop off, then on, and then c heck to see if the a[...]

40 Wirel ess-G PC C ard A dapter 7 7 7 7 If the adapter still does not work, uni nstall the softwar e and then re- i nsta ll it: First, turn of f your com puter and unplug t he adapter fr om the PC Card port. Then select Sta rt – A ll Prog r ams – Zoom Wireless- G PC Card – Uninst a ll Zoom Wireless-G PC Card . Foll ow the prom pts to uninsta[...]

Append ix C : Zoom Technical Support Ser vices 41 Appendix C Zoom Technical Support Services Zoom has a variet y of technical s upport servic es available to our custom ers. W e strive to prov ide conven ient, profess ional support responsi v e to o ur custom ers’ needs and capab ilities. If you f ind yourself unable to get your Zoom product to o[...]

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Append ix C : Zoom Technical Support Ser vices 43 Contact Zoom by Email You can em ail Zoom with any tech s upport quest ions you m ight have and o ne of our T echnical Suppor t Engineers will respond by em ail within 2 bus iness da y s. You ma y reques t personal assistanc e via em ail at www.zo om.com/tec h m ail. W hen em ailing Zoom , be sure t[...]

44 Wirel ess-G PC C ard A dapter Return of Defective Units Please c ontact your local distr ibutor or rese ller for Fac tory Authori z ed Rep air or Replacem ent of your In-W arranty Defective Product . If you are un able to reach y our dis tributor, you can con tact the Zo om Factor y C ustomer Ser vice by cal l ing: US: (561) 241-7712 UK: 0870 7 [...]

Append ix D: Regulatory Infor mation 45 Appendix D Regulatory Information U.S. FCC P art 15 Emissions Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, purs uant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable prot ection against harmful interference in a resident[...]

46 Wirel ess-G PC C ard A dapter Countries of Operation & C onditions of Use in the European Community This device is intended to be operated in all countries of the European Community. Requirements for indoor vs. outdoor operation, licens e requirements and allowed channels of operation appl y in some countries as descri bed below : Note: The [...]

Append ix D: Regulatory Infor mation 47 Declaration of Conform ity Declarati on of Conf ormity Overensstem melseserk læring Déclarati on de confo rmité Conform iteitsverkl aring van de EU Konform itätserklär ung Δήλωση Συμμόρφωσης Dichia razione di c onformità Deklaracj a zgodno ś ci Declaraç ão de Conformidad e Declaraci [...]

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