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ZyXEL G-220 v3 802.1 1g Wireless USB Adapter User ’ s Guide V ersion 2.1.0 Edition 1 04/2008[...]

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ZyXEL G-220 v3 User’s Guide 3 About This User's Guide Congratulations on your purchase of the Zy XEL G-220 v3 802.1 1g Wireless USB Adapter. Y our G-220 v3 is easy to install and configure. About This U ser's Guide This manual is designed to guide y ou through the conf iguration of your G-22 0 v3 for its various applications . Related D[...]

ZyXEL G-220 v3 User’s Guide 4 Document Conventions W arnings and Notes These are how warnings and notes are shown in this User ’ s Guide. 1 W arnings tell you about things that could harm you or your G-220 v3. " Notes tell you other important informati on (for example, other things you may need to configure or helpful tip s) or recommendat[...]

ZyXEL G-220 v3 User’s Guide 5 Graphics Icons Key Wireless Access Point Computer Notebook Computer Server Modem or Router Wireless Signal Internet Cloud[...]

ZyXEL G-220 v3 User’s Guide 6 Safety Warnings 1 For your safety , be sure to read and follow all warni ng notices and instructions. • Do NOT use this product near water , for example, in a wet basement or near a swimming pool. • Do NOT expose your device to dampness, dust or corrosive liquids. • Do NOT store thin gs on the device. • Do NO[...]

ZyXEL G-220 v3 User’s Guide Copyright 7 Copyright Copyright © 2008 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, optic[...]

ZyXEL G-220 v3 User’s Guide 8 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 inte[...]

ZyXEL G-220 v3 User’s Guide Certifications 9 • IEEE 802.1 1b or 802.1 1g operation of t h is pr oduct in the U.S.A. is firmware-limited to channels 1 through 11. 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?[...]

ZyXEL G-220 v3 User’s Guide 10 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 hav e[...]

ZyXEL G-220 v3 User’s Guide Customer Support 11 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 step s you took to solve i t. METHOD LOCATION SUPPOR[...]

ZyXEL G-220 v3 User’s Guide 12 Customer Suppo rt +” is the (prefix) number you enter to make an interna tional telephone call. NORWAY support@zyxel.no +47-22-80-61-80 www .zyxel.no ZyXEL Communications A/S Nils Hansens vei 13 0667 Oslo Norway sales@zyxel.no +47-22-80-61-81 POLAND info@pl.zyxel.com +48 (22) 333 82 50 www .pl.zyxel.com ZyXEL Comm[...]

ZyXEL G-220 v3 User’s Guide Table of Contents 13 T able of Content s Copyright .................................................. ................................................................ 7 Certifications ............................................ ................................................................ 8 ZyXEL Limited W arranty [...]

ZyXEL G-220 v3 User’s Guide 14 Table of Contents 3.2.2 MAC Address Filt er ... .... ............. ................ ................ ................ ............. ..38 3.2.3 User Authentication and Encry ption ................... ................. ................ .....39 3.2.3.1 WEP ................ ................. ................ ...........[...]

ZyXEL G-220 v3 User’s Guide Table of Contents 15 5.2 The Link Info Screen ................ ................ ................ ................ ................ ......... 76 5.3 The Configuration Screen ........ ................ ................ .................... ................ .....77 5.4 The MAC Filter Screen ............. ................ .[...]

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ZyXEL G-220 v3 User’s Guide List of Fi gures 17 List of Figures Figure 1 Application: Infrastructure ... ................ ................ ............. ................ ....... 24 Figure 2 Application: Ad-Hoc ................... ................... ................ ................ .......... 24 Figure 3 Application: Access Point Mode ..........[...]

ZyXEL G-220 v3 User’s Guide 18 List of Figures Figure 39 S tation Mode: Profile: Security Se ttings ......... ................ ................ ....... 67 Figure 40 S tation Mode: Profile: Confirm Ne w Settings ........... ................ ............. 68 Figure 41 S tation Mode: Profile: Activate t he Profile ............. ................ ....[...]

ZyXEL G-220 v3 User’s Guide List of Fi gures 19 Figure 82 Windows XP: Advanced TCP/IP Settings ....... ................ .................... ... 1 17 Figure 83 Windows XP: Internet Protocol (TCP /IP) Properties .................... .......... 1 18 Figure 84 Macintosh OS 8/9: Apple Menu ... ................ ................... ................ ...[...]

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ZyXEL G-220 v3 User’s Guide List of Tables 21 List of T ables T able 1 ZyXEL Utility : System T ray Icon .. ................ ................... ................ .......... 26 T able 2 ZyXEL Utility Menu Summary: S tation Mode .. ................... .................... ... 51 T able 3 S tation Mode: Link Info ............ ................. .....[...]

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ZyXEL G-220 v3 User’s Guide Chapter 1 Getting Started 23 C HAPTER 1 Getting S t arted This chapter introduces the G-220 v3 an d prepares you to use the ZyXEL ut ility . 1.1 About Y our G-220 v3 The G-220 v3 is an IEEE 802.1 1b/g compliant wireless LAN adapter . Y ou can also use the ZyXEL utility to turn your G-22 0 v3 into an access point (AP) .[...]

ZyXEL G-220 v3 User’s Guide 24 Chapter 1 Getting Started Figure 1 Application: Infrastructure 1.2.2.2 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 wi red ne twork. T wo or more wireless clients communicate directly to each other . Figure 2 Application: Ad-Hoc[...]

ZyXEL G-220 v3 User’s Guide Chapter 1 Getting Started 25 1.2.3 Access Point Mode Y ou can also set the G-220 v3 to access poin t mode. In access point mode, your G-22 0 v3 functions as an access point. This allows you to set up your wi reless networks without using a dedicated AP . The followin g figure shows a netw ork example. Figure 3 Applicat[...]

ZyXEL G-220 v3 User’s Guide 26 Chapter 1 Getting Started 1.3 G-220 v3 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 icon for the ZyXEL utility appears in the system tray . [...]

ZyXEL G-220 v3 User’s Guide Chapter 1 Getting Started 27 If you want to use WZC to configure the G-220 v3, you need to disable the ZyXEL utility by right-clicking the utility icon ( ) in the system tray and selecting Exit . Figure 6 Enable WZC Refer to the appendices for information on how to use WZ C to manage the G-220 v3. T o re-activate the Z[...]

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ZyXEL G-220 v3 User’s Guide Chapter 2 Tutoria l 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 7 Infrastructure Network There are three ways to connect the wireless c li[...]

ZyXEL G-220 v3 User’s Guide 30 Chapter 2 Tutorial Figure 8 ZyXEL Utility: Site Survey 2 The wireless client automatically searches for available wireless networks. Click Scan if you want to search again. If no entry di splays in the A vailable Network List , that means there is no wireless network available within ra nge. Make sure the AP or peer[...]

ZyXEL G-220 v3 User’s Guide Chapter 2 Tutoria l 31 Figure 10 ZyXEL Utility: Confirm Save 6 The ZyXEL utility returns to the Link Info screen while it connec ts to the wireless network using your settings. When the wireless link is establis hed, the ZyXEL utility icon in the system tray turns green and the Link Info screen displays details of the [...]

ZyXEL G-220 v3 User’s Guide 32 Chapter 2 Tutorial This example illustrates how to set up a profile and connect the wireless client to an access point configured for WP A-PSK security . In this example, the SSID is “SSID_Example3” and the pre-shared key is “ThisismyWP A-PSKpre-sh aredkey” in the AP . Y ou have chosen the profile name “PN[...]

ZyXEL G-220 v3 User’s Guide Chapter 2 Tutoria l 33 Figure 14 ZyXEL Utility: Profile Security 5 This screen varies depending on the encryp tion method you selected in the previous screen. In this example, enter the pre-shared key and leav e the encryption type at the default setting. Figure 15 ZyXEL Utility: Profile Encryption 6 V erify the profil[...]

ZyXEL G-220 v3 User’s Guide 34 Chapter 2 Tutorial Note: Only one profile can be activate d and used at any given time. Figure 17 ZyXEL Utility: Profile Activate 8 When you activate the new profile , the ZyXEL utility goes to the Link Info screen while it connects to the AP using your settings. When the wire less link is established, the ZyXEL uti[...]

ZyXEL G-220 v3 User’s Guide Chapter 2 Tutoria l 35 Figure 18 ZyXEL Utility: AP: Link Info 2 If you want to change the SSID a nd enable wi reless security for your G-220 v3, click the Configuration tab and refer to Section 5.3 on page 77 for detailed field descriptions. Note: Y ou can only use WEP when the G-22 0 v3 is in AP mode. Figure 19 ZyXEL [...]

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ZyXEL G-220 v3 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 2 on page 24 for an Ad Hoc n etwork example. Figure 20 Example of a[...]

ZyXEL G-220 v3 User’s Guide 38 Chapter 3 Wireless LAN Ne twork • 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 [...]

ZyXEL G-220 v3 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 Authent[...]

ZyXEL G-220 v3 User’s Guide 40 Chapter 3 Wireless LAN Ne twork • Shared Key mode involves a shared secret ke y to authenticate the wireless station to the AP or peer computer . This requires 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 allo[...]

ZyXEL G-220 v3 User’s Guide Chapter 3 Wireless LAN Network 41 If the AP or the wireless clients do not support WP A2, jus t 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 WiFi Protecte[...]

ZyXEL G-220 v3 User’s Guide 42 Chapter 3 Wireless LAN Ne twork When you use the PIN method, you must enter th e PIN from one device (usually the wireless client) into the second device (usually the Ac cess Point or wireless router). Then, when WPS is activated on the first device, it presents its PIN to the second device. If the PIN matches, one [...]

ZyXEL G-220 v3 User’s Guide Chapter 3 Wireless LAN Network 43 Figure 21 Example WPS Process: PIN Me thod ENROLLEE SECURE EAP TUNNEL SSID WP A(2)-PSK WITHIN 2 MINUTES COMMUNICA TION This device’s WPS Enter WPS PIN WPS from other device: WPS PIN: 123456 WPS ST ART WPS ST ART REGISTRAR 3.3.3 How WPS Works When two WPS-enabled devices connect, each[...]

ZyXEL G-220 v3 User’s Guide 44 Chapter 3 Wire less LAN Network Figure 22 How WPS works SECURE TUNNEL SECURITY INFO WITHIN 2 MINUTES COMMUNICA TION ACTIV A TE WPS ACTIV A TE WPS WPS HANDSHAKE REGISTRAR ENROLLEE The roles of registrar and enrollee last only as long as the WPS setup process is active (two minutes). The next time you use WPS, a diffe[...]

ZyXEL G-220 v3 User’s Guide Chapter 3 Wireless LAN Network 45 Figure 23 WPS: Example Network S tep 1 REGISTRAR ENROLLEE SECURITY INFO CLIENT 1 AP1 In step 2 , you add ano ther wireless client to the n etwork. Y ou know that Client 1 supports registrar mode, but it is better to use AP1 for the WPS handshake w ith the new client since you must conn[...]

ZyXEL G-220 v3 User’s Guide 46 Chapter 3 Wire less LAN Network Figure 25 WPS: Example Network S tep 3 CLIENT 1 AP1 REGISTRAR CLIENT 2 EXISTING CONNECTION S E C U R I T Y I N F O ENROLLEE AP1 E X I S T I N G C O N N E C T I O N 3.3.4 Limit ations of WPS WPS has some limitati ons of which you shoul d be aware. • WPS works in Infrastructure networ[...]

ZyXEL G-220 v3 User’s Guide Chapter 3 Wireless LAN Network 47 Y ou can easily check to see if this has happ ened. WPS works between only two devices simultaneously , so if another device has enrolle d your device wi ll be unable to enroll, and will not have access to the network. If this happens, open the access point’ s configuration interface[...]

ZyXEL G-220 v3 User’s Guide 48 Chapter 3 Wire less LAN Network In the web configurator , go to the W ireless 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 yo u manually config ured a WEP key or a WP [...]

ZyXEL G-220 v3 User’s Guide Chapter 3 Wireless LAN Network 49 3.4.2 St arting OTIST Note: Y ou must c lick Star t in the AP OTIST web configurator screen and in the wireless client(s) Adapter screen all within three minutes (at the time of writing). Y ou can start OTIST in the wireless client s and AP in any order but they must all be within rang[...]

ZyXEL G-220 v3 User’s Guide 50 Chapter 3 Wireless LAN Ne twork 3 When the wireless client finds an OT IST -enabled AP , you must still click St a r t in the AP OTIST web configurator screen or hold in the Reset button (for one or two sec onds) for the AP to transfer settings. 4 If you change the SSID or the keys on the AP after using OTIST , you [...]

ZyXEL G-220 v3 User’s Guide Chapter 4 Wireless Station Mode Config uration 51 C HAPTER 4 W ireless S t ation Mode Configuration This chapter shows you how to configure your G-220 v3 in wireless station mode. See Chapter 5 on page 75 for how to configure the G-220 v3 in access point mode. 4.1 Wireless St ation Mode Overview T o set your G-220 v3 i[...]

ZyXEL G-220 v3 User’s Guide 52 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 conne ction status of your G-220 v 3. Figure 27 S tation Mode: Link Info The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 3 Station [...]

ZyXEL G-220 v3 User’s Guide Chapter 4 Wireless Station Mode Config uration 53 4.2.1 T rend Ch art Click T rend Chart in the Link Info screen to display a screen as shown below . Use this screen to view real-time data traffic statistics. Figure 28 S tation Mode: Link Info: T rend Chart Channel This field displays the radi o channel the G-220 v3 is[...]

ZyXEL G-220 v3 User’s Guide 54 Chapter 4 Wireless Station Mode Configuration The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 4 Station Mode: Link Info: Trend Chart LABEL DESCRIPTION T ransmit T his field displays the current data transmission rate in kilobits per second (Kbp s). Receive This field displays the current data receivin[...]

ZyXEL G-220 v3 User’s Guide Chapter 4 Wireless Station Mode Config uration 55 The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 5 Station Mode: Site Survey LABEL DESCRIPTION Available Network List Click a column heading to sort the entries. , , or denotes that the wire less device is in infrastructure mode and the wi reless security [...]

ZyXEL G-220 v3 User’s Guide 56 Chapter 4 Wireless Station Mode Configuration 4.3.1.1 WEP Encryption Figure 30 S tation Mode: Security Settin g: WEP The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 6 Station Mode: Security Setting: WEP LABEL DESCRIPTION Security Settings WEP Select 64 Bi ts , 1 28 Bit s or 256 Bit s to activate WEP e[...]

ZyXEL G-220 v3 User’s Guide Chapter 4 Wireless Station Mode Config uration 57 4.3.1.2 WP A-PSK/WP A2-PSK Figure 31 S tation Mode: Security Setting: WP A-PSK/WPA2-PSK Key x (where x is a number between 1 and 4) Select this option if you want to manually enter the W EP keys. Enter the WEP key in the field provided. If you select 64 Bit s in the WEP[...]

ZyXEL G-220 v3 User’s Guide 58 Chapter 4 Wireless Station Mode Configuration The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 7 Station Mode: Security Setting: WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK LABEL DESCRIPTION Encryption T ype The encryption mechanisms used for WP A/WP A2 and WP A-PSK/WP A2-PSK are the same. The only dif f er ence between the two [...]

ZyXEL G-220 v3 User’s Guide Chapter 4 Wireless Station Mode Config uration 59 The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 8 Station Mode: Security Setting: WP A/WP A2 LABEL DESCRIPTION Encryption T ype The encryption mechanisms used for WP A/WP A2 and WP A-PSK/WP A2-PSK are the same. The only dif f er ence between the two is t [...]

ZyXEL G-220 v3 User’s Guide 60 Chapter 4 Wireless Station Mode Configuration Note: At the time of writing this section is less functional on Windows Vist a. Please see Section 4.6 on pag e 71 for more information on how to configure th e security settings. Figure 33 S tation Mode: Security Settin g: 802.1x The following table describes the labels[...]

ZyXEL G-220 v3 User’s Guide Chapter 4 Wireless Station Mode Config uration 61 4.3.2 Confirm Save Screen Use this screen to confirm an d save the security settings. Figure 34 Confirm Save Screen The following table describes the labels in this screen. PEAP Inner EAP This field is only available when you select PEAP in the Authentication T ype fiel[...]

ZyXEL G-220 v3 User’s Guide 62 Chapter 4 Wireless Station Mode Configuration 4.4 The Profile Screen A profile is a set of wireless para meters that you need to connect to a wi reless netw ork. W ith a profile activated, each time you start the G-220 v3, it automatically scans for the specific SSID and joins that network with the pre-defined wi re[...]

ZyXEL G-220 v3 User’s Guide Chapter 4 Wireless Station Mode Config uration 63 Figure 35 S tation Mode: Profile The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 11 Station Mode: Profile LABEL DESCRIPTION Profile List Click a column heading to sort the entries. , , or denotes that the wire less device is in infrastructure mode and the[...]

ZyXEL G-220 v3 User’s Guide 64 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 36 S tation Mode: Pro file: Add a New Profile The following table describes th[...]

ZyXEL G-220 v3 User’s Guide Chapter 4 Wireless Station Mode Config uration 65 • If you select the Infrastructure network type in the previous screen, skip to the next step. If you select the Ad-Hoc network type in the previ ous screen, a screen displays as follows. Select a channel number and wireless LAN mode and click Next to continue. Note: [...]

ZyXEL G-220 v3 User’s Guide 66 Chapter 4 Wireless Station Mode Configuration Figure 37 S tation Mode: Profile : Select a Channel The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 13 Station Mode: Profile: Select a Channel LABEL DESCRIPTION Wireless Settings Channel Select a channel n umber from the drop- down list box. T o associate [...]

ZyXEL G-220 v3 User’s Guide Chapter 4 Wireless Station Mode Config uration 67 Figure 38 S tation Mode: Profile: Wire less Settings • The screen varies de pending on the encryption method you select in the previous screen. The settings must be exactly the same on the APs or othe r peer wireless computers as they are on the G-220 v3. Refer to Sec[...]

ZyXEL G-220 v3 User’s Guide 68 Chapter 4 Wireless Station Mode Configuration Figure 40 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 only one profile at a time. Note: Once yo u activate a profile, the ZyXEL utility will u[...]

ZyXEL G-220 v3 User’s Guide Chapter 4 Wireless Station Mode Config uration 69 Figure 42 S tation Mode: Adapter The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 14 Station Mode : Adapter LABEL DESCRIPTION Adapter Setting T ransfer Rate In most networking scenarios, the factory default Fully Auto setting is the most efficient and allo[...]

ZyXEL G-220 v3 User’s Guide 70 Chapter 4 Wireless Station Mode Configuration Power Saving Mode Select Maximum Power Save or Fast Power Save to save power (especially for notebook computers). This forces the G-220 v3 to go to sleep mode whe n it is not transmitting data. When you select Continuous Access Mode , the G-22 0 v3 will never go to sleep[...]

ZyXEL G-220 v3 User’s Guide Chapter 4 Wireless Station Mode Config uration 71 4.6 Security Settings in Windows V ist a When you use the G-220 v3 in W indows V ista, the procedure for setting up WP A, WP A2 and 802.1x security se ttings is different from th at of other operating systems (other security types are not affected). The procedures for s[...]

ZyXEL G-220 v3 User’s Guide 72 Chapter 4 Wireless Station Mode Configuration Figure 44 Vi sta Security: Enter Credentials Note: If you are not sure wh at to enter , contact your network administrator . 7 Click OK . The Enter Cr edentials screen dis appears and the G-220 v3 tries to connect to the network. The ZyXEL utility’ s Link Info screen d[...]

ZyXEL G-220 v3 User’s Guide Chapter 4 Wireless Station Mode Config uration 73 Figure 46 Vi sta Security: Sel ect Cert ificate Note: If you do not have the right certificat e, or are not sure which certificate you should use, contact your net work administrator . 7 Click OK . The Select Certificate screen disappears and the G-220 v3 tries to conne[...]

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ZyXEL G-220 v3 User’s Guide Chapter 5 Access Point Mode Con figuration 75 C HAPTER 5 Access Point Mode Configuration This chapter shows you how to configure your G-220 v3 in access point mod e. 5.1 Access Point Mode Introduction T o set your G-220 v3 as an Access Point (AP), select AP Mode in any utility screen (refer to Section 1.2.4 on page 25 [...]

ZyXEL G-220 v3 User’s Guide 76 Chapter 5 Access Point Mode Configuration 5.1.2 Additional Setup Requirement s T o bridge your wired and wireless network us ing the G-220 v3, the following requirements must be met: 1 The G-220 v3 must be installed on a co mputer connected to the wired network. 2 Either bridge the two interfaces (wireless and wired[...]

ZyXEL G-220 v3 User’s Guide Chapter 5 Access Point Mode Con figuration 77 5.3 The Configuration Screen Click Configuration in the ZyXE L utility screen to display the screen as shown. Figure 49 Access Point Mode: Configuration Current Channel This field displays the radio ch annel the G-220 v3 is currently using. T ransmissio n Rate This field di[...]

ZyXEL G-220 v3 User’s Guide 78 Chapter 5 Access Point Mode Configuration The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 17 Access Point Mode: Configuration LABEL DESCRIPTION Wireless Settings SSID The SSID identifies the wire less network to which a wirele ss station is associated. Wireless stations associati ng to the access poin[...]

ZyXEL G-220 v3 User’s Guide Chapter 5 Access Point Mode Con figuration 79 5.4 The MAC Filter Screen The MAC Filter screen allows you to configure the G-220 v3 to give exclusive access to ( Accept ) devices or exclude devices from ( Reject ) connecting to th e G-220 v3. The MAC address is assigned at the factory and consists of six pairs of hexade[...]

ZyXEL G-220 v3 User’s Guide 80 Chapter 5 Access Point Mode Configuration Figure 50 Access Point Mode: MAC Filter The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 18 Access Point Mode: MAC Filter LABEL DESCRIPTION Filter T ype Define the filter action for the list of MA C addresses in the MAC add ress filter table. Select Disable to [...]

ZyXEL G-220 v3 User’s Guide Chapter 6 Mainten ance 81 C HAPTER 6 Maintenance This chapter describes how to unin stall or upgrade the ZyXEL utility . 6.1 The About Screen The About screen displays driver and util ity versio n numbers of the G-220 v3. T o display the screen as shown below , click the about ( ) button. Figure 51 About The following [...]

ZyXEL G-220 v3 User’s Guide 82 Chapter 6 Mainten ance Figure 52 Uninstall: Confirm 3 Click Finish to complete uninstalling the softwa re and restart the computer when prompted. Figure 53 Uninstall: Finish 6.3 Upgrading the ZyXEL Utility Note: Before you uninst all the ZyXEL utility , take note of your current wireless configurations. T o perform [...]

ZyXEL G-220 v3 User’s Guide Chapter 6 Main tenance 83 6 Insert the G-220 v3 and check the version numbers in the About screen to make sure the new utility is installed properly .[...]

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ZyXEL G-220 v3 User’s Guide Chapter 7 Trou bleshooting 85 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 tarting the ZyXEL Utility Table 20 Troubleshooting Starting ZyXEL [...]

ZyXEL G-220 v3 User’s Guide 86 Chapter 7 Troubleshoo ting 7.3 Problem with the Link Quality Table 22 Troubleshooting Lin k 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 screen. Move your computer closer to the AP or [...]

ZyXEL G-220 v3 User’s Guide Appendix A Prod uct Specificatio ns 87 A PPENDIX A Product S pecifications Table 24 Product Specification s PHYSICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL Product Name ZyXEL G-202 802.1 1g Wireless USB Adapter Interface USB 2.0 compatible S tandards IEEE 802.1 1b IEEE 802.1 1g Network Architectures Infrastructure Ad-Hoc Operating Frequenc[...]

ZyXEL G-220 v3 User’s Guide 88 Appendix A Product Specifications Modulation IEEE 802.1 1g: 54, 48, 36, 24 , 18, 12, 9, 6 Mbps (OFDM) IEEE 802.1 1b: 1 1, 5.5 Mbps ( CCK), 2 Mbps (DQPSK), 1 Mbps (DBPSK) Output Pow er 21 dBm (max.) at 1 1Mbps CCK, QPSK, BPSK 19 dBm (max.) at 54Mbps OFDM RX Sensitivity IEEE 802.1 1g (OFDM): 54 Mbps: < -70 dBm IEEE[...]

ZyXEL G-220 v3 User’s Guide Appendix B Access Poin t Mode Setup Example 89 A PPENDIX B Access Point Mode Setup Example This example uses the networ k sharing feature in W indows 2000 to bridge the wired and wireless network when you set the G-220 v3 in access point (AP) mode. Refer to Chapter 5 on page 75 for setup methods and requirements. Steps[...]

ZyXEL G-220 v3 User’s Guide 90 Appendix B Access Po int Mode Setup Example Figure 55 Windows 2000 : Network and Dial-up Co nnections 4 A Properties screen displays. Click the Sharing tab and select Enable Internet Connection Sharing for this connection . Click OK . Figure 56 Windows 2000: Network Propertie s If there is more than one network adap[...]

ZyXEL G-220 v3 User’s Guide Appendix B Access Poin t Mode Setup Example 91 Figure 57 WIndows 2000: Network Pro p erties: Select Network Ada pter 5 A notice screen displays. Click Ye s . Figure 58 Windows 2000: Local Network Configuring the Wireless S t ation Computer Refer to Appendix E on page 1 1 1 for more information on how to set up the wire[...]

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ZyXEL G-220 v3 User’s Guide Appendix C Managem ent with Wi reless Zero Configuration 93 A PPENDIX C Management with Wireless Zero Configuration This appendix shows you how to manage your G-220 v3 using the Windows XP wireless zero configuration tool. Be sure you have the W indows XP service pack 2 installed on your computer . Otherwise, you shoul[...]

ZyXEL G-220 v3 User’s Guide 94 Appendix C Mana gement with Wireless Zero Configuration Connecting to a Wireless Network 1 Double-click the network icon for wireless conn ections in the system tray to open the W ireless Network Connection S tatus screen. Figure 60 Windows XP SP2: System T ray Icon The type of the wireless network icon in W ind ows[...]

ZyXEL G-220 v3 User’s Guide Appendix C Managem ent with Wi reless Zero Configuration 95 W indows XP SP1: In the W ireless Network Connection S tatus screen, click Properties and the Wir e less Networks tab to open the Wir e less Network Connection Properties screen. Figure 62 Windows XP SP1: Wireless Ne twork Conne ction S tatus 3 W indows XP SP2[...]

ZyXEL G-220 v3 User’s Guide 96 Appendix C Mana gement with Wireless Zero Configuration The following table describes the ic ons in the wireless network list. Table 26 Windows XP SP2: Wireless Network Conn ection ICON DESCRIPTION This denotes that wireless security is activated for the wireless netw ork. This denotes th at this wireless network is[...]

ZyXEL G-220 v3 User’s Guide Appendix C Managem ent with Wi reless Zero Configuration 97 If there is no security activated for the se lected wireless network, a warning screen appears. Click Connect Anyway if wireless security is not your concern. Figure 65 Windows XP SP2: W ireless Networ k Connection: WEP or WP A-PS K Figure 66 Windows XP SP2: W[...]

ZyXEL G-220 v3 User’s Guide 98 Appendix C Mana gement with Wireless Zero Configuration Association Select a network in the Preferred networks lis t and click Properties to view or configure security . Figure 67 Windows XP : Wireless (netwo rk) properties: Association The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 28 Windows XP: Wi[...]

ZyXEL G-220 v3 User’s Guide Appendix C Managem ent with Wi reless Zero Configuration 99 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 68 Windows XP: Wir[...]

ZyXEL G-220 v3 User’s Guide 100 Appendix C Mana gement with Wireless Zero Configuration Authentication Properties Select an EAP authen tication type in the W ireless (network) properties: Authentication screen and clic k the Properties button to display th e following sc reen. Protected EAP Properties Figure 69 Windows XP : Protected E AP Propert[...]

ZyXEL G-220 v3 User’s Guide Appendix C Managem ent with Wi reless Zero Configuration 101 The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 30 Windows XP: Protected EAP Properties LABEL DESCRIPTION V alid ate server certificate Select the check box to ve rify the certificate of the authentication server . Connect to these servers Sele[...]

ZyXEL G-220 v3 User’s Guide 102 Appendix C Mana gement with Wireless Zero Configuration The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 31 Windows XP: Smart Card or ot her Certificate Proper ties LABEL DESCRIPTION Use my smart card Select this ch eck box to use the smart card for authentication. Use a certificate on this co mputer [...]

ZyXEL G-220 v3 User’s Guide Appendix C Managem ent with Wi reless Zero Configuration 103 Figure 71 Windows XP SP2: Wireless Ne tworks: Prefe rred Netwo rks 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 72 Windows XP SP1: Wireless Ne tworks: [...]

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ZyXEL G-220 v3 User’s Guide Appendix D Wireless Security 105 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 thenti[...]

ZyXEL G-220 v3 User’s Guide 106 Appendix D Wireless Security EAP-TLS (T ransport Layer Security) W ith EAP-TLS, digital certifications are needed by both the server and the wireless stations for mutual authentication. The server presents a certificate to the client. After validating the identity of the server , the client sends a differ ent certi[...]

ZyXEL G-220 v3 User’s Guide Appendix D Wireless Security 107 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 co[...]

ZyXEL G-220 v3 User’s Guide 108 Appendix D Wireless Security TKIP uses 128-bit keys that are dy namically generated a nd distributed by the authentica tion server . AES (Advanced Encryption Standard) is a block cipher that us es a 256-bit mathematical algorithm called Rijndael. They bo th incl ude a per -packet key mixing function, a Message Inte[...]

ZyXEL G-220 v3 User’s Guide Appendix D Wireless Security 109 WP A(2)-PSK Application Example A WP A(2)s-PSK applic a 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)[...]

ZyXEL G-220 v3 User’s Guide 110 Appendix D Wireless Security Figure 74 WP A(2) with RAD IUS Application Example Security Parameters Summary Refer to this table to see what other secur ity parameters you shou ld configure for each Authentication Method/ key management prot ocol type. MAC address filters are not dependent on how you config ure thes[...]

ZyXEL G-220 v3 User’s Guide Appendix E Setting up Your Computer’s IP Address 111 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 c[...]

ZyXEL G-220 v3 User’s Guide 112 Appendix E Setting up Your Computer’s IP Address Figure 75 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 Microsoft Netwo rks. If you need the adapter: [...]

ZyXEL G-220 v3 User’s Guide Appendix E Setting up Your Computer’s IP Address 113 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, selec[...]

ZyXEL G-220 v3 User’s Guide 114 Appendix E Setting up Your Computer’s IP Address Figure 77 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[...]

ZyXEL G-220 v3 User’s Guide Appendix E Setting up Your Computer’s IP Address 115 Figure 78 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 79 Windows XP: Control Panel 3 Right-click Local Area Connection and then click Pr operties .[...]

ZyXEL G-220 v3 User’s Guide 116 Appendix E Setting up Your Computer’s IP Address Figure 80 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 81 Windows XP: Loca l Area Connection Properties 5 The Internet Protocol TCP/IP Pr operties wi[...]

ZyXEL G-220 v3 User’s Guide Appendix E Setting up Your Computer’s IP Address 117 • 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 82 Windows XP : Advanced TCP/ IP Settings 6 If you do not know your gateway's IP address , re[...]

ZyXEL G-220 v3 User’s Guide 118 Appendix E Setting up Your Computer’s IP Address • Click Obtain DNS server address automatically if you do not know your DNS server IP address(es ). • If you know your DNS server IP address(es), click Use the following DNS server addresses , and type them in the Pr eferred DNS server and Alternate DNS server [...]

ZyXEL G-220 v3 User’s Guide Appendix E Setting up Your Computer’s IP Address 119 Figure 84 Macintosh OS 8/9: Apple Menu 2 Select Ethernet built-in from the Connect via list. Figure 85 Macintosh OS 8/9: TCP/IP 3 For dynamically assigned settings, select Using DHCP Server from the Configur e: list.[...]

ZyXEL G-220 v3 User’s Guide 120 Appendix E Setting up Your Computer’s IP Address 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 box. • T ype your subnet mask in the Subnet mask box. • T ype the IP address of your gatewa y in the Router addre[...]

ZyXEL G-220 v3 User’s Guide Appendix E Setting up Your Computer’s IP Address 121 Figure 87 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 box. • T ype your subnet mask in the Subnet mask box. • T ype the IP address of[...]

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ZyXEL G-220 v3 User’s Guide Index 123 Index A About 81 about your ZyXEL G-220 v2 23 access point 37 access point (AP) 23 Access point mode 25 , 34 access point mode 25 , 52 , 75 additional setup requi rements 76 configuration 25 , 75 access point. See also AP . activating a profile 68 Adapter 68 Ad-Hoc 24 , 65 Advanced Encryption St andard 40 , 1[...]

ZyXEL G-220 v3 User’s Guide 124 Index I IEEE 802.1x 40 , 59 , 71 Infrastructure 23 initialization vector (IV) 108 Interference S tatement 8 L link informa tion 52 , 76 M MAC Filter 79 MAC Filter action 80 Message Integrity Check (MIC) 40 , 107 N network type 52 O Odyssey Client Ma nager 26 One-T ouch Intelli gent Security T echno logy 47 open sys[...]

ZyXEL G-220 v3 User’s Guide Index 125 T r ademarks 7 transmission rate 52 , 64 , 77 , 87 transmit key 56 T rend Chart 53 troubleshooting 85 AP connection 85 link status 86 network communication 86 starting ZyXEL Utility 85 TTLS 71 U uninstalling ZyXEL Utility 81 upgrading ZyXEL Utility 82 important step 82 User Authentication 108 user authenticat[...]