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ZyXEL AG-320 802.1 1a/g Wireless CardBus Card User ’ s Guide V ersion 1.00 Edition 1 9/2006[...]

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ZyXEL AG-320 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-320 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-320 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-320 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-320 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-320 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-320 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-320 User’s Guide Table of Contents 11 T able of Content s Copyright .................................................. ................................................................ 3 Certifications ............................................ ................................................................ 4 ZyXEL Limited W arranty ..[...]

ZyXEL AG-320 User’s Guide 12 Table of Contents 3.2 Wireless LAN Security ............................. ............. ................ ............. ............... 38 3.2.1 Hide SSID .............. ............. ............. ................ ............. ............. ............. ..38 3.2.2 MAC Address Filt er ... ............. ..............[...]

ZyXEL AG-320 User’s Guide Table of Contents 13 Chapter 6 Maintenance ............................................................................. .............................. 69 6.1 The About Screen .......... ............. ................ ............. ............. ................ ............ 69 6.2 Uninstalling the ZyXEL Utility ...... .[...]

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ZyXEL AG-320 User’s Guide List of Figure s 15 List of Figures Figure 1 The AG-320 ......................... ................ ................ ............. ................ ....... 23 Figure 2 Application: Infrastructure ... ................ ............. ................ ............. .......... 25 Figure 3 Application: Ad-Hoc ..................[...]

ZyXEL AG-320 User’s Guide 16 List of Figures Figure 39 S tation Mode: Advanced . ................ ............. ................ ................ .......... 60 Figure 40 S tation Mode: Adapter .......................... ................ ................ ................ 60 Figure 41 ZyXEL Utility Menu Summary: AP Mo de .... ................ .....[...]

ZyXEL AG-320 User’s Guide List of Figure s 17 Figure 82 Windows XP: Internet Protocol (TC P/IP) Properties .............. ................ 106 Figure 83 Macintosh OS 8/9: Apple Menu ................... ................ ................ .......... 107 Figure 84 Macintosh OS 8/9: TCP/IP .............. ................ ................ .............[...]

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ZyXEL AG-320 User’s Guide List of Tables 19 List of T ables T able 1 External View ..... ................ ............. ................ ............. ................ ............. 23 T able 2 AG-320 LEDs .................... ............. ................ ................ ............. ............. 24 T able 3 ZyXEL U tility: System Tray Icon [...]

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ZyXEL AG-320 User’s Guide Preface 21 Preface Congratulations on you r purchase of the ZyXEL AG-320 802.1 1a/g W ireless CardBus Card. Y our AG-320 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-320 for its various applications. Related Document ation • S[...]

ZyXEL AG-320 User’s Guide 22 Preface Graphics Icons Key Wireless Access Point Computer Notebook Computer Server Modem or Router Wireless Signal Internet Cloud[...]

ZyXEL AG-320 User’s Guide Chapter 1 Getting Started 23 C HAPTER 1 Getting S t arted This chapter introduces the AG-320 an d prepares you to use the ZyXEL utility . 1.1 About Y our AG-320 The AG-320 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-320 into an access point (AP) . The ZyXE[...]

ZyXEL AG-320 User’s Guide 24 Chapter 1 Getting Started The following table describ es the operation of the LINK and ACT LEDs on the rear of the device. 1.2 Application Overview This section describes some networ k applications for the AG-320. 1.2.1 St ation Mo de The AG-320 is in wireless st ation mode by defa ult. When the AG-320 works as a wire[...]

ZyXEL AG-320 User’s Guide Chapter 1 Getting Started 25 Figure 2 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 3 Application: Ad-Hoc[...]

ZyXEL AG-320 User’s Guide 26 Chapter 1 Getting Started 1.2.2 Access Point Mode Y ou can also set the AG-320 to access point mode. In access point mo de, your AG-320 allows you to set up your wireless network s withou t using a dedicated AP . Th e following figure shows a network example. Figure 4 Application: Access Point Mode In the example, the[...]

ZyXEL AG-320 User’s Guide Chapter 1 Getting Started 27 The current mode is indicated by the color of the check box. 1.3 AG-320 Hardware and Utility Inst allation Follow the instructions in the Quick S tart Guide to install the ZyXEL utility and make hardware connections . 1.3.1 ZyXEL Utility Icon After you install and start the ZyXEL utility , an[...]

ZyXEL AG-320 User’s Guide 28 Chapter 1 Getting Started Figure 7 Enable WZC Refer to the appendices fo r information on how to u se WZC to manage the AG-320. T o re-activate the ZyXEL utility , double-click the ( ) icon on your desktop or click St a r t , (All) Pr ograms , ZyXEL AG-320 Utility , ZyXEL AG-320 Utility GUI . 1.3.3 Accessing the ZyXEL[...]

ZyXEL AG-320 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 8 Infrastructure Network There are three ways to connect the wireless cl ient[...]

ZyXEL AG-320 User’s Guide 30 Chapter 2 Tutorial Figure 9 ZyXEL Utility: Th e OTIST Screen. 2 Click the Site Survey tab to open the screen as shown next. Figure 10 ZyXEL Utility: Site Survey 3 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 [...]

ZyXEL AG-320 User’s Guide Chapter 2 Tutorial 31 Figure 1 1 ZyXE L Utility: Security Setting 6 The Confirm New Settings window appears. Check your settings and click Save to continue. Figure 12 ZyXEL Utility: Confirm New Settings 7 The ZyXEL utility returns to the Link Info screen while it connec ts to the wireless network using your settings. Whe[...]

ZyXEL AG-320 User’s Guide 32 Chapter 2 Tutorial 8 Open your Internet browser and enter http://www .zyxel.com or the URL of any other web site in the address bar . If you are able to access the web site, your wireless connection is successfully configured. If you cannot access the web site, check the T roubleshooting section of this User's Gu[...]

ZyXEL AG-320 User’s Guide Chapter 2 Tutorial 33 3 Give the profile a descriptive name (o f up to 32 printable ASCII characte rs). Select Infrastructure and either manually enter or select the AP's SSID in the Scan Info table and click Select . 4 Choose the same encryption meth od as the AP to which you want to connect (In this example, WP A-[...]

ZyXEL AG-320 User’s Guide 34 Chapter 2 Tutorial 7 Click Activate Now to use the new profile immediately . Otherwise, click the Activate Later button to go back to the Pr ofile List screen. If you clicked Activate Later you can select the profile from the list in the Pr ofile screen and click Connect to activate it. Note: Only one profile can be a[...]

ZyXEL AG-320 User’s Guide Chapter 2 Tutorial 35 Figure 20 ZyXEL Utility: AP: Link Info 2 If you want to change the SSID and enable wireless security for your AG-320, click the Configuration tab and refer to Section 5.3 on p age 65 for detailed field descriptions. Note: Y ou can use only WEP when the AG-320 is in AP mode. Figure 21 ZyXEL Utility: [...]

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ZyXEL AG-320 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 3 on page 25 for an Ad Hoc netwo rk exampl e. Figure 22 Example of a [...]

ZyXEL AG-320 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-320 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-320 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-320 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-320 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-320 User’s Guide Chapter 3 Wireless LAN Network 43 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 connection for more than ten seconds, it will search[...]

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ZyXEL AG-320 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-320 in wireless station mode. See Chapter 5 on page 63 for how to config ure th e AG-320 in access point mode. 4.1 Wireless St ation Mode Overview [...]

ZyXEL AG-320 User’s Guide 46 Chapter 4 Wireless Station Mode 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-320. Figure 24 S tation Mode: Link Info The following table describes the labels in this screen. Advanced Use this scr[...]

ZyXEL AG-320 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. Figure 25 S tation Mode: Link Info: T rend Chart Channel This field displays the radio chann el the AG-320 is c[...]

ZyXEL AG-320 User’s Guide 48 Chapter 4 Wireless Station Mode Configuration 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 . Figure 26 S tation Mode: Site Survey The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table [...]

ZyXEL AG-320 User’s Guide Chapter 4 Wireless Statio n Mo de Configurat ion 49 4.3.1 Security Settings When you co nfigure the AG-320 to connect to a network with wireless security activated and the security settings are disabled on the AG-320 , the screen varie s according to the encryption method used by the selected network . 4.3.1.1 WEP Encryp[...]

ZyXEL AG-320 User’s Guide 50 Chapter 4 Wireless Station Mode Configuration Pass Phrase Enter a passphrase of up to 63 case -sensitive printable characters. As you ente r the passphrase, the AG-320 automatically generates four different WEP keys and displays it in the key field below . Re fer to Section 3.2.3.1.1 on page 39 for more information. A[...]

ZyXEL AG-320 User’s Guide Chapter 4 Wireless Statio n Mo de Configurat ion 51 4.3.1.2 WP A-PSK/WP A2-PSK Figure 28 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 29 S tation Mode: Security Settin g: WP A/WP A2 Table 9 Station Mode: Security Setting: WPA-PSK/WPA[...]

ZyXEL AG-320 User’s Guide 52 Chapter 4 Wireless Station Mode Configuration 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 10 Station Mo de: Security Setting: WP A/WP A2 LABEL DESCRIPTION Encryption T ype The encryption mechanisms used[...]

ZyXEL AG-320 User’s Guide Chapter 4 Wireless Statio n Mo de Configurat ion 53 Figure 30 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 11 Station Mode: Secu rity Setting: 802.1x LABEL DESCRIPTION Authenti[...]

ZyXEL AG-320 User’s Guide 54 Chapter 4 Wireless Station Mode Configuration Figure 31 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 AG[...]

ZyXEL AG-320 User’s Guide Chapter 4 Wireless Statio n Mo de Configurat ion 55 Figure 32 S tation Mode: Profile The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 13 S tation Mode: Pro file LABEL DESCRIPTION Profile List Click a column heading to sort the e ntries. , denotes that the wire less device is in infrastructure mode and the w[...]

ZyXEL AG-320 User’s Guide 56 Chapter 4 Wireless Station Mode Configuration 4.4.1 Adding a New Prof ile Follow the steps below to add a new profile. • Click Add in the Pr ofile sc reen. An Add New Profile screen displays as shown next. Click Next to continue. Figure 33 S tation Mode: Pro file: Add a New Profile The following table describes the [...]

ZyXEL AG-320 User’s Guide Chapter 4 Wireless Statio n Mo de Configurat ion 57 • 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 n[...]

ZyXEL AG-320 User’s Guide 58 Chapter 4 Wireless Station Mode Configuration • 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 data encryption. If you select Ad-Hoc netw ork type in the first screen, you can only use WE P encryption met[...]

ZyXEL AG-320 User’s Guide Chapter 4 Wireless Statio n Mo de Configurat ion 59 Figure 37 S tation Mode: Profile : Confirm New Settings • 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[...]

ZyXEL AG-320 User’s Guide 60 Chapter 4 Wireless Station Mode Configuration Figure 39 S tation Mode: Advanced 4.6 The Adapter Screen T o set the other advanced features on the AG-320, click the Adapter tab. Figure 40 S tation Mode: Adapter The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 16 Adapte r LABEL DESCRIPTION Adapter Setting [...]

ZyXEL AG-320 User’s Guide Chapter 4 Wireless Statio n Mo de Configurat ion 61 Preamble T ype Preamble is used to signal that data is coming to the receiver . Select the preamble type that the AP uses. Short Preamble increases performance as less time sending preamb le means more time for sending data. All IEEE 802.1 1b/g compliant wireless adapte[...]

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ZyXEL AG-320 User’s Guide Chapter 5 Access Point Mode Con figuration 63 C HAPTER 5 Access Point Mode Configuration This chapter shows you ho w to configure your AG- 320 in access point mode. 5.1 Access Point Mode Introduction T o set your AG-320 as an Access Point (AP), select AP Mode in any utility screen (refer to Section 1.2.3 on page 2 6) . I[...]

ZyXEL AG-320 User’s Guide 64 Chapter 5 Access Point Mode Configuration 5.1.2 Additional Setup Requirement s T o bridge your wired and wireless network using the AG-320, the following requirements must be met: 1 The AG-320 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-320 User’s Guide Chapter 5 Access Point Mode Con figuration 65 5.3 The Configuration Screen Click Configuration in the ZyXE L utility screen to display the screen as shown. Figure 43 Access Point Mode: Configuration The following table describes the labels in this screen. Association List This table lists up to 16 wireless cl i ents that[...]

ZyXEL AG-320 User’s Guide 66 Chapter 5 Access Point Mode Configuration Output Power Set this field if you need to cons e rve power consumption (especially for notebook computers). This control c hanges the strength of the AG-320’s antenna gain or transmission power . Antenna gain, measured in dBm (decibel relative units compared to milliwatts),[...]

ZyXEL AG-320 User’s Guide Chapter 5 Access Point Mode Con figuration 67 5.4 The Advanced Screen T o set the wireless LAN mode of the AG-3 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-320. Select 802.1 1b+g to allow either IEEE802.1 1b or I EEE8 02.1 1g com pliant WLAN de[...]

ZyXEL AG-320 User’s Guide 68 Chapter 5 Access Point Mode Configuration Figure 45 Access Point Mode: MAC Filter The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 20 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 deact[...]

ZyXEL AG-320 User’s Guide Chapter 6 Maintenance 69 C HAPTER 6 Maintenance This chapter describes the About screen and how to uninstall or upgrade the ZyXEL utility . 6.1 The About Screen The About screen displays driver and util ity versio n numbers of the AG-320. T o display the screen as shown below , click the about ( ) button. Figure 46 About[...]

ZyXEL AG-320 User’s Guide 70 Chapter 6 Maintenance 2 When prompted, cli c k OK or Ye s to remove the driver and the utility software. Figure 47 Uninstall: Confirm 3 Click Finish to complete uninstalling the softwa re and restart the computer when prompted. Figure 48 Uninstall: Finish 6.3 Upgrading the ZyXEL Utility Note: Before you uninst all the[...]

ZyXEL AG-320 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 Connecting to an Access Poi[...]

ZyXEL AG-320 User’s Guide 72 Chapter 7 Troubleshooting 7.3 Problems with the Link Quality 7.4 Problems Communicating With Other Computers Table 24 Troubleshootin g Link Quality Problems 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[...]

ZyXEL AG-320 User’s Guide Appendix A 73 A PPENDIX A Product S pecifications Table 26 Product Specification s PHYSICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL Product Name ZyXEL AG-320 802.1 1a/g Wireless CardBus Card Interface PCI Bus 2.2 stan d ard S tandards IEEE 802.1 1a IEEE 802.1 1b IEEE 802.1 1g Network Architectures Infrastructure Ad-Hoc Operating Frequencies I[...]

ZyXEL AG-320 User’s Guide 74 Appendix A Average Output Power IEEE 802.1 1a: 13 dBm (typical) at 1 1Mbps CCK, QPSK, BPSK IEEE 802.1 1b: 18 dBm (typ ical) at 54Mbps OFDM IEEE 802.1 1g: 15 dBm (typical) at 1 1Mbps CCK, QPSK, BPSK RX Sensitivity 54 Mbps (OFDM): < -70 dBm 1 1 Mbps (CCK): < -85 dBm SOFTW ARE SPECIFICA TIONS Device Drivers Microso[...]

ZyXEL AG-320 User’s Guide Appendix B 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 AG-320 in a ccess point (AP) mode. Refer to Chapter 5 on page 63 for setup methods and requirements. Steps may vary depending on your W indow[...]

ZyXEL AG-320 User’s Guide 76 Appendix B Figure 50 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 51 Windows 2000: Network Propertie s If there is more than one network adapter on the computer , select Enable[...]

ZyXEL AG-320 User’s Guide Appendix B 77 Figure 52 WIndows 2000: Network Properties: Select Network Ada pter 5 A notice screen displays. Click Ye s . Figure 53 Windows 2000: Local Network Configuring the Wireless S t ation Computer Refer to Appendix E on page 99 for more information on how to set up the wirel e ss station computer(s) IP address.[...]

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ZyXEL AG-320 User’s Guide Appendix C 79 A PPENDIX C Management with Wireless Zero Configuration This appendix shows you how to manage your AG-320 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 at least have the W indows XP service pa ck 1 [...]

ZyXEL AG-320 User’s Guide 80 Appendix C Figure 55 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 56 Windows XP SP1: Wireles s Network Con nectio[...]

ZyXEL AG-320 User’s Guide Appendix C 81 Figure 57 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 58 Windows XP SP2: WZC Not Available Connecting to a Wireless Network 1 Double-click the network icon for wireless[...]

ZyXEL AG-320 User’s Guide 82 Appendix C Figure 59 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-320. 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 Wir eless N etworks to open the Wir eless Ne[...]

ZyXEL AG-320 User’s Guide Appendix C 83 Figure 61 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 selected wireless network. Figure 62 Windows XP S[...]

ZyXEL AG-320 User’s Guide 84 Appendix C 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 the related fields to the same se curit y s[...]

ZyXEL AG-320 User’s Guide Appendix C 85 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 64 Windows XP SP2: W ireless Networ k Connection: WEP or WP A-PSK Figure 65 Windows XP SP2: Wireless Netw ork Connection: No Security 5 V eri[...]

ZyXEL AG-320 User’s Guide 86 Appendix C Association Select a network in the Preferred networks lis t and click Properties to view or configure security . Figure 66 Windows XP : Wireless (netwo rk) properties: Association The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 30 Windows XP: Wireless (netwo rk) properties: Associa tion LABE[...]

ZyXEL AG-320 User’s Guide Appendix C 87 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 67 Windows XP: Wireless (network) properties: Authentication The f[...]

ZyXEL AG-320 User’s Guide 88 Appendix C 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 68 Windows XP : Protected E AP Properties Authenticate as computer when computer inform[...]

ZyXEL AG-320 User’s Guide Appendix C 89 The following table describes the labels in this screen. Smart Card or other Certificate Proper t ies Figure 69 Windows XP: Smart Card or other Certificate Properties Table 32 Windows XP: Protected EAP Properties LABEL DESCRIPTION V alidate server certificate Select the check box to ve rify the certificate [...]

ZyXEL AG-320 User’s Guide 90 Appendix C 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 Figure 62 on page 83 ). The screen displays a[...]

ZyXEL AG-320 User’s Guide Appendix C 91 Figure 70 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 71 Windows XP SP1: Wireles s Networks: Pr eferred Net works 2 Whenever the AG-320 tries [...]

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ZyXEL AG-320 User’s Guide Appendix D 93 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 thentication protocol that [...]

ZyXEL AG-320 User’s Guide 94 Appendix D 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 certificate to the se rver[...]

ZyXEL AG-320 User’s Guide Appendix D 95 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 comparison of the featu[...]

ZyXEL AG-320 User’s Guide 96 Appendix D 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 Check (MIC) name[...]

ZyXEL AG-320 User’s Guide Appendix D 97 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 The AP checks eac[...]

ZyXEL AG-320 User’s Guide 98 Appendix D Figure 73 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 security features. T[...]

ZyXEL AG-320 User’s Guide Appendix E 99 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 components you need to install and use TCP/ [...]

ZyXEL AG-320 User’s Guide 100 Appendix E Figure 74 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 Se[...]

ZyXEL AG-320 User’s Guide Appendix E 101 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 Properties 2 Click the IP Address tab.[...]

ZyXEL AG-320 User’s Guide 102 Appendix E Figure 76 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[...]

ZyXEL AG-320 User’s Guide Appendix E 103 Figure 77 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 78 Windows XP: Control Panel 3 Right-click Local Area Connection and then click Pr operties .[...]

ZyXEL AG-320 User’s Guide 104 Appendix E Figure 79 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 80 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 [...]

ZyXEL AG-320 User’s Guide Appendix E 105 • 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 81 Windows XP : Advanced TCP/ IP Settings 6 If you do not know your gateway's IP address , remove any previously installed gateways in [...]

ZyXEL AG-320 User’s Guide 106 Appendix E • 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 [...]

ZyXEL AG-320 User’s Guide Appendix E 107 Figure 83 Macintosh OS 8/9: Apple Menu 2 Select Ethernet built-in from the Connect via list. Figure 84 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:[...]

ZyXEL AG-320 User’s Guide 108 Appendix E •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 ch[...]

ZyXEL AG-320 User’s Guide Appendix E 109 Figure 86 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 i[...]

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ZyXEL AG-320 User’s Guide Index 111 Index Numerics 802.1 1x se curity 74 A about 69 about your ZyXEL AG-120 23 access point 23 , 37 access point mode 26 , 27 , 34 , 63 additional setup requi rements 64 configuration 26 , 63 access point. see also AP . ACT LED 24 activating a profile 59 adapter 60 ad-hoc 25 , 57 Advanced Encryption St andard 40 , [...]

ZyXEL AG-320 User’s Guide 112 Index G getting started 23 graphics icons key 22 H hardware connections 27 help 8 Hide SSID 65 hide SSID 38 humidity 73 I icon 27 IEEE 802.1x 40 infrastructure 24 initialization vector (IV) 96 interface 73 interference 72 interference statement 4 Internet 24 L LAN 23 , 28 LEDs 23 , 24 lights 23 , 24 link informa tion[...]

ZyXEL AG-320 User’s Guide Index 113 R radio interference 72 real-time data traffic st atisti cs 47 reception 74 related documentation 21 S safety warnings 7 save power 61 , 66 scan info 57 security 39 , 64 , 74 data encryption 39 security parameters 98 security setting 66 sensitivity 74 service set identity 46 setup key 41 shared key auth enticat[...]

ZyXEL AG-320 User’s Guide 114 Index WP A-PSK 41 , 51 , 95 WZC 26 activating 79 network connection 81 not available 81 preferred network 90 security setting 85 system tray icon 82 WZC (Wireless Zero Configuration) 27 Z zero configuration 27 ZyXEL limited warranty note 6 ZyXEL utility 23 , 27 accessing 28 help 28 icon 27 opening 28 system tray icon[...]