ZyXEL Communications G-162 manual

ZyXEL G-162 802.11g Wireless CardBus Card User's Guide Version 1.0 September 2004[...]

ZyXEL G-162 User’s Guide ii Copyright Copyright Copyright ©2004 by Zy XEL Communications Cor poration The contents of this publi cation ma y not be reproduced in any part or as a whol e, transcri bed, stored in a retrieval system, translated into any langu age, or tr ansmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optica[...]

ZyXEL G-162 User’s Guide ZyXEL Limited Warranty iii ZyXEL Limited W arranty ZyXEL warrants to the original end us er (purchaser) that this product is free from any defects in materials or workm anship fo r a period of up to tw o (2) years from the dat e of purc hase. Durin g the warra nty period and upon pr oof of pu rchase, should the product ha[...]

ZyXEL G-162 User’s Guide iv Information for Canadian Users Information for Canadian Users The Industry Canada label identifies certified equipmen t. This certification means that the equipment meets certain telecom munications ne twork protective operatio n and safet y requirem ents. The Industry Cana da does not guarantee that the equipment w il[...]

ZyXEL G-162 User’s Guide FCC Statement v Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Interference S tatement 1 The device complies with Part 15 of FCC rules. Op eration is subject to the following two conditio ns: • This device m ay not cause harm ful interference. • This device must accept any interference received, including interference that m[...]

ZyXEL G-162 User’s Guide vi Customer Support Customer Support When contacting your Cu stomer Support Representative, please have the follo wing information ready:  Product model and serial num ber.  Warranty Information.  Date you received your product.  Brief description of the probl em and the steps you t ook to solve it. SUPPORT E-[...]

ZyXEL G-162 User’s Guide Customer Support vii SUPPORT E-MAIL TELEPHONE 2 WEB SITE METHOD LOCATION SALES E-MAIL FAX 2 FTP SITE REGULAR MAIL support@zyxel.se +46 31 744 7700 www .zyxel.se SWEDEN sales@zyx el.se +46 31 744 7701 ZyXEL Communications A /S Sjöporten 4, 41764 Göteborg Sweden FINLAND support@zyxel.fi +358-9-4780-8411 www.zyx el.fi ZyXE[...]

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ZyXEL G-162 User’s Guide Table of Contents ix T able of Content s Copyright ...................................................................................................................... ................................. ii ZyXEL Limite d Warranty ............................................................................................[...]

ZyXEL G-162 User’s Guide x Table of Contents Chapter 4 Ma inten a nce .......................................................................................................... ................... 4-1 4.1 The About Screen ............................................................................................................... .......... 4-1[...]

ZyXEL G-162 User’s Guide List of Figures xi List of Figures Figure 1-1 W indows XP : System T ray Icon........................................................................................ ......... 1-2 Figure 1-2 W indows XP: W ireless Network Connectio n Sta tus ..................................................................1-3 Figure 1-3 [...]

ZyXEL G-162 User’s Guide xii List of Tables List of T ables T able 1-1 ZyXEL Utility: System T r ay Icon ...................................................................................... .......... 1-6 T able 3-1 Link In fo .......................................................................................................................[...]

ZyXEL G-162 User’s Guide Preface xiii Preface Congratulations on the pur chase of your new ZyXEL G-162! About This User's Guide This manual provides information about the ZyXEL Wireless LAN Utility. Synt ax Conventions • “Type” or “Enter” m eans for you to type one or more char acters. "Select " or "Choose" mean[...]

ZyXEL G-162 User’s Guide xiv Preface Graphics Icons Key Wireless Access Point Computer Notebook computer Server Modem Wireless Signal Telephone Swi tch Router[...]

ZyXEL G-162 User’s Guide Getting Started 1-1 Chapter 1 Getting Started This chapter introduces the ZyXEL G-162 and prepares you to use the ZyXEL Utility. 1.1 About Y our ZyXEL G-162 The ZyXEL G-162 is an IEEE 802.11g compliant wireless LAN adap ter. With the ZyXEL G-162, you can enjoy the wireless mobility within the coverage area. The following [...]

ZyXEL G-162 User’s Guide 1-2 Getting Started DO NOT use the Windo ws XP configuration tool or the Funk Odyssey Client and the ZyXEL Utility at the same time. It is recommended you use the ZyXEL Utility to configure your ZyXEL G-162. The bundled Funk Odyssey Client only w orks for your ZyXEL G-162. Do NOT use the Funk Odyssey Client to configure n[...]

ZyXEL G-162 User’s Guide Getting Started 1-3 Step 3. Double-click on the icon f or wireless ne twork connection to display a status window as sh own next. Figure 1-2 Windows XP: Wireless Network Connection Status Step 4. Click Properties and click the Wireless Networks tab. Then skip to Step 6 .[...]

ZyXEL G-162 User’s Guide 1-4 Getting Started Step 5. When a Wireless Network Connecti on window displays, click Advanced… . Figure 1-3 Windows XP: Connect to Wireless Ne twork[...]

ZyXEL G-162 User’s Guide Getting Started 1-5 Step 6. In the Wireless Network Connecti on Properties window, make sure the Use Windows to configure my wireless network settings c h eck box is not selected. Click OK . Figure 1-4 Windows XP: Wireless Network Connection Proper ties 1.5 Accessing the ZyXEL Utility After you install and start the ZyXEL[...]

ZyXEL G-162 User’s Guide 1-6 Getting Started Table 1-1 ZyXEL Utility: System Tray Icon COLOR DESCRIPTION Red The ZyXEL G-162 is not connected to a wireless network or is searching for an available wireless network. Green The ZyXEL G-162 is connected to a wireless network. Double click on the ZyXEL Wireless LAN Utility icon in the system tray to o[...]

ZyXEL G-162 User’s Guide Wireless LAN Network 2-1 Chapter 2 Wireless LAN Network This chapter provides background information on wireless LAN network. 2.1 Overview This section describes the wireless LAN network terms and applications. 2.1.1 SSID The SSID (Service Set Identity) is a unique nam e shared among all wirel ess devices in a wireless ne[...]

ZyXEL G-162 User’s Guide 2-2 Wireless LAN Network Y our ZyXEL G-162 (in infrastructure mode) can transmit at the propriet ary transmission rates of 22Mbp s or 125 Mbps if you are connecti ng to the ZyXEL G- 560. 3 2.1.4 Wireless Network Application Wireless LAN works in either of the tw o modes: a d -hoc and in frastructure . To connect to a wire[...]

ZyXEL G-162 User’s Guide Wireless LAN Network 2-3 Figure 2-2 BSS Example A series of o verlappin g BSS and a network medium, su ch as an Ethernet forms an Extended Service Se t (ESS) or in frastructure net work. All com munication is done t hrough the AP , which relay s data packets t o other wireless stations or devi ces connected to the wired n[...]

ZyXEL G-162 User’s Guide 2-4 Wireless LAN Network The following figure depicts a roam ing exam ple. When wireless station B m oves to position X , the ZyXEL G-162 in wireless station B a utomatically switches the channel to the one use d by access point 2 i n order to stay connected to the network. Figure 2-4 Roaming Example 2.2 Wireless LAN Secu[...]

ZyXEL G-162 User’s Guide Wireless LAN Network 2-5 Figure 2-5 Wireless LAN Security Levels Configure the wireless LAN security using the Profile Security Settings screen. If you do not enab le any wireless security on your Zy XEL G-162, the ZyXEL G-162’s wireless communications are accessible to any wireless networking device that is in the cove[...]

ZyXEL G-162 User’s Guide 2-6 Wireless LAN Network with an EAP-compatible RADIUS server, a n access po int helps a wireles s station and a RADIUS server perform authentication. The type of a uthenticatio n you use de pends on the RA DI US server and an intermediary AP(s) that supports IEEE802.1x. The ZyXEL G-162 supports EAP- TLS, EAP-TTLS and EAP[...]

ZyXEL G-162 User’s Guide Wireless LAN Network 2-7 The encryption mechanism s used for WPA and WPA- PSK are the same. The only difference betwee n the two is that WPA-PSK uses a simple common password , instead of use r-specific credentials. The comm on- password approach makes WPA-PSK susceptible to br ute-force password-guessing attacks but it?[...]

ZyXEL G-162 User’s Guide 2-8 Wireless LAN Network Step 3. The RADIUS server distributes a Pairwise Master Key (PMK) key to the AP that then sets up a key hierarchy and managem ent system, using the pai r-wise key to dynam ically generate unique data encryption keys to en crypt every data pack et that is wirelessly communicated between the AP and [...]

ZyXEL G-162 User’s Guide Wireless LAN Network 2-9 point (AP ) or wireless gateway, but out-of-r ange of each ot her, so they cannot “hear” each other, that is they do not know if the channel is c urrently being us ed. Therefore, they are c onsi dered hidden from each other. Figure 2-8 RTS Threshold When station A sends data to the AP, it migh[...]

ZyXEL G-162 User’s Guide 2-10 Wireless LAN Network Enabling the RTS Threshold causes redundant ne twork overhead that could negatively affect the throughput p erformance. 2.5 Authentication T ype The IEEE 802. 11b standard d escribes a sim p le authenticat ion method between the wi reless stations and AP. Two aut hentication m odes are defined: O[...]

ZyXEL G-162 User’s Guide Using the ZyXEL Utility 3-1 Chapter 3 Using the ZyXEL Utility This chapter shows you how to config ure the ZyXEL G-162 using the ZyXEL Utility. 3.1 The Link Info Screen When the ZyXEL Utility starts, the Link Info screen displays, showing the cur rent configuration and connection stat us of your Zy XEL G-162. Figure 3-1 L[...]

ZyXEL G-162 User’s Guide 3-2 Using the ZyXEL Utility Table 3-1 Link Info LABEL DESCRIPTION Wireless Network Status Profile Name This is the name of t he profile you are currentl y using. Network Name (SSID) The SSID identifies the Service Set to which a wireless station is associated. This field displays the name of the wireless device to which t[...]

ZyXEL G-162 User’s Guide Using the ZyXEL Utility 3-3 3.1.1 T rend Chart Figure 3-2 Link Info: Trend Chart The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 3-2 Link Info: Trend Chart LABEL DESCRIPTION Transmit This field displays the current data trans mission rate in kilobi ts per second (Kbps). Receive This field displ ays the curr[...]

ZyXEL G-162 User’s Guide 3-4 Using the ZyXEL Utility Figure 3-3 Site Survey The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 3-3 Site Survey LABEL DESCRIPTION Available Net work List The device information in bold indicates the wireless net work to which the ZyXEL G-162 is associate d. Click a column heading to sort the entries. A t[...]

ZyXEL G-162 User’s Guide Using the ZyXEL Utility 3-5 Table 3-3 Site Survey LABEL DESCRIPTION , , or denotes that the wireless device is in infrastructure mode and the wireless security is activated. denotes that the wireless device is in infras tructure mode but the wireless security is deactivated. denotes that the wireless device is in Ad-H oc [...]

ZyXEL G-162 User’s Guide 3-6 Using the ZyXEL Utility security settings as the associated AP. Refer to Sectio n 3.2.2 for more in formation. O therwise click the close ( ) button and conn ect to another wireless network without data encryption. Step 4. Verify that you have successfully connected to the selected network and check the network inform[...]

ZyXEL G-162 User’s Guide Using the ZyXEL Utility 3-7 Table 3-4 Site Survey: Security Settings: WEP LABEL DESCRIPTION Pass Phrase As you enter the passphrase, the Z yXE L G-162 automatically generates fo ur different WEP keys and displays it in the key fiel d below. Refer to Section 2.2.1 for more information. Transmit Key Select a default WEP key[...]

ZyXEL G-162 User’s Guide 3-8 Using the ZyXEL Utility WP A-PSK Figure 3-5 Site Survey : Security Settings: WPA-PSK The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 3-5 Site Survey: Security Settings: WPA-PS K FIELD DESCRIPTION Encryption Type WPA uses Temporal Key Integrit y Protocol (T KIP) to improve data encryption. Pass Phrase Th[...]

ZyXEL G-162 User’s Guide Using the ZyXEL Utility 3-9 WP A Figure 3-6 Site Survey : Security Settings: WPA The following table describes the labels not previousl y discusse d Table 3-6 Site Survey : Security Settings: WPA FIELD DESCRIPTION Authentication Type Select an authenticati on method from the drop down list. Options are EAP-TLS , EAP-TTLS [...]

ZyXEL G-162 User’s Guide 3-10 Using the ZyXEL Utility Table 3-6 Site Survey : Security Settings: WPA FIELD DESCRIPTION Certificate This field is only avail able when you se lect EAP-TLS in the Authentic ation Type field. Specify the location and n ame of a certificate in the Certificate field or click Browse to locate it. Y ou must first have a w[...]

ZyXEL G-162 User’s Guide Using the ZyXEL Utility 3-11 Figure 3-7 Site Survey: Security Settings: 8 02.1x The following table describes the labels not previousl y discusse d Table 3-7 Site Survey: Security Settings: 802.1x FIELD DESCRIPTION Authentication Type Select an authenticati on method from the drop down list. Options are EAP-TLS , EAP-TTLS[...]

ZyXEL G-162 User’s Guide 3-12 Using the ZyXEL Utility Table 3-7 Site Survey: Security Settings: 802.1x FIELD DESCRIPTION Browse This field is only availabl e when you select E AP-TLS in the A uthentication Type field. Click this button to display the Select Certificate screen, select a certificate and click OK . Validate Server Certificate Select[...]

ZyXEL G-162 User’s Guide Using the ZyXEL Utility 3-13 Figure 3-8 Profile The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 3-8 Profile LABEL DESCRIPTION Profile List Click a column heading to sort the entries. A tria ngle indicate s ascending or descending sor t order.[...]

ZyXEL G-162 User’s Guide 3-14 Using the ZyXEL Utility Table 3-8 Profile LABEL DESCRIPTION , , or denotes that the wireless device is in infrastructure mode and the wireless security is activated. denotes that the wireless device is in infras tructure mode but the wireless security is deactivated. denotes that the wireless device is in Ad-H oc mod[...]

ZyXEL G-162 User’s Guide Using the ZyXEL Utility 3-15 Figure 3-9 Profile: Add New Profile The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 3-9 Profile: Add New Profile LABEL DESCRIPTION Profile Name Enter a descriptive name i n this field. SSID Select an availabl e wireless device in the Scan Info table and click Select , or enter t[...]

ZyXEL G-162 User’s Guide 3-16 Using the ZyXEL Utility Table 3-9 Profile: Add New Profile LABEL DESCRIPTION Next Click Next to go to the next screen. Exit Click Exit to go back to the previous screen without saving. Scan Info This table displays the information of the av aila ble wireless net works within the transmission range. , , or denotes tha[...]

ZyXEL G-162 User’s Guide Using the ZyXEL Utility 3-17 Figure 3-10 Profile: Select a Channel The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 3-10 Profile: Select a Channel LABEL DESCRIPTION Channel Select a channel number from the drop-d o wn list box. To associate to an ad-hoc network, you must use the same channel as the peer com [...]

ZyXEL G-162 User’s Guide 3-18 Using the ZyXEL Utility Figure 3-11 Profile: Wireless Settings Step 4. The screen varies depending on the encryption method you select in the previous screen. The settings m ust be exactly the sa me on the APs or other peer wi reless comput ers as they are on the ZyXEL G-162. Refer to Section 3.2. 2 for d etailed inf[...]

ZyXEL G-162 User’s Guide Using the ZyXEL Utility 3-19 Figure 3-12 Profile: Security Settings Step 5. This read-only screen shows a su mmary of the new profile settings. Verify that the settings are correct. Click Save to sa ve and go to the next screen. Clic k Back to re turn to the pr eviou s screen. Otherwise, click Exit to go back to the Profi[...]

ZyXEL G-162 User’s Guide 3-20 Using the ZyXEL Utility Figure 3-13 Profile: Confirm Ne w Settings Step 6. To use this network profile, click the Activate Now butt on. Otherwise, cli ck the Activ ate Later button. Once you activate a profile, the Zy XEL Utility w ill use that profile the next time it is st arted.[...]

ZyXEL G-162 User’s Guide Using the ZyXEL Utility 3-21 Figure 3-14 Profile: Activ ate the Profile 3.4 The Adapter Screen To set advance d features on the ZyXEL G-1 62, click the Adapter tab.[...]

ZyXEL G-162 User’s Guide 3-22 Using the ZyXEL Utility Figure 3-15 Adapter The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 3-11 Adapter LABEL DESCRIPTION Adapter Transfer Rate Select a transmission speed from the drop-down list box. Choose from Fully Auto (default), 1 Mbps , 2 Mbps , 5.5 Mbps , 11 Mbps , 6 Mbps , 9 Mbps , 12 Mbps , [...]

ZyXEL G-162 User’s Guide Using the ZyXEL Utility 3-23 Table 3-11 Adapter LABEL DESCRIPTION Power Saving Mode Select Enabled to save power (especially for notebook com puters). This forces the ZyXEL G-162 to go to sleep mode when it is not transmitting data. When you select Disabled , the ZyXEL G-162 will never go to sleep mode. Save Click Save to[...]

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ZyXEL G-162 User’s Guide Maintenance 4-1 Chapter 4 Maintenance This chapter describes how to uninstall or upgrade the ZyXEL Utility. 4.1 The About Screen The About screen displays related version numbers of the ZyXEL G-162. To display the screen as show n next, click t h e about ( ) button. Figure 4-1 About The following table d escribes the r ea[...]

ZyXEL G-162 User’s Guide 4-2 Maintenance 4.2 Uninst alling the ZyXEL Utility Follow the steps below to remove (or uninstall) the ZyXEL Utility from your computer. Step 1. Click Start , Programs , Z yXEL G-162 Wireless Adapte r , Uninstall . Step 2. When prom pted, click OK to remove the driver and the utility software. Figure 4-2 Confirm Uninstal[...]

ZyXEL G-162 User’s Guide Troubleshooting 5-1 Chapter 5 Troubleshooting This chapter covers pote ntial problems and the possi ble remedies. After each p roblem description, some instructions are p rovided to help you to diagnose and to solve the problem . 5.1 Problems S tarting the ZyXEL Utility Program Table 5-1 Troubleshooting Starting ZyXEL Uti[...]

ZyXEL G-162 User’s Guide 5-2 Troubleshooting 5.2 Problem with the Link S t atus Table 5-2 Troubleshooting Link Qual ity PROBLEM CORRECTIVE ACTION The link qualit y and/or signal strength is poor all the time. Search and connect to another AP with a better link qua lity using the Site Survey screen. Move your computer closer to the AP or the peer [...]

ZyXEL G-162 User’s Guide Product Specifications i Appendix A Product S pecifications PHYSICAL SPECIFICATIONS Product Name ZyXEL G-162 802.11g Wireless CardBus Card Type 3.3V 32-bit Cardbus card Standards IEEE 802.11b IEEE 802.11g Network Architectures Infrastructure Ad-Hoc Operating Fre quencies 2.412-2.483GHz Operating Channe ls IEEE 802.11b: 11[...]

ZyXEL G-162 User’s Guide ii Product Specifications Dimension (W) 115mm × (D) 54.5mm × (H) 9.3 mm RADIO SPECIFICATIONS Media A ccess Protocol IEEE 802.11 Frequency 2.4 ~ 2.483GHz (Industrial Sc ientific Medica l Band) Channels 1~11 Channels (USA, Canad a) 1~13 Channels (Europe) Data Rate 802.11g (OFDM): 6, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, 54, 125 Mbps 802[...]

ZyXEL G-162 User’s Guide Types of EAP Authentication iii Appendix B T ypes of EAP Authentication This appendix discus ses the five popular EAP authentication typ es: EAP-M D5 , EAP-TLS , EAP-TTLS , PEAP and LEAP . The type o f authenticat ion you use depends on the RA DIUS server. Consult yo ur network a dministrat or for mor e informat ion. EAP-[...]

ZyXEL G-162 User’s Guide iv Types of EAP Authentication LEAP LEAP (Light weight Extensibl e Authentication P rotocol) i s a Cisco i mplem entation of IEEE8 02.1x. For added sec urity, certi ficate-based authe n tications (EAP-TLS, EAP-TT LS and PEAP) use dynam ic keys for data enc ryption. They are often deployed in corporate e nvironm ents, but [...]

ZyXEL G-162 User’s Guide Index v Appendix C Index A About .............................................................. 4-1 About the ZyX EL Utility ................................ 4-1 Accessing the Zy XEL Utility .......................... 1-5 Add a New Pr ofile......................................... 3-14 Authentication Mode.................[...]

ZyXEL G-162 User’s Guide vi Index M MD5 .................................................................. iii Message Digest Algorithm 5 ................ See MD5 Message Integrity Check ................................ 2-6 MIC........................ See Message Integrity Check N Network Type ................................................. 2-2[...]

ZyXEL G-162 User’s Guide Index vii WEP Key ........................................................ 2-5 Windows XP Requirem ent .............................. 1-2 Wired Equi valent Privacy ..................... See WEP Wireless LAN Param eters Channel ....................................................... 2-1 Network Type .......................[...]