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    ZyXEL G-260 802.1 1g Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter User ’ s Guide V ersion 1.0 0 8/2005[...]

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    ZyXEL G-260 User’s Guide Copyright 2 Copyright Copyright © 2005 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,[...]

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    ZyXEL G-260 User’s Guide 3 Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Interference Statement Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Interference S t 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 interfer[...]

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    ZyXEL G-260 User’s Guide Federal Com munications Commission ( FCC) Interf erence Statem ent 4 Certifications 1 Go to www .zyxel.com 2 Select your product from the drop-d own list box on the ZyXEL home page to go to that product's page. 3 Select the certification you wi sh to view from this page 注意 ! 依據 低功率電波輻射性電機?[...]

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    ZyXEL G-260 User’s Guide 5 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 ind[...]

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    ZyXEL G-260 User’s Guide Customer Support 6 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 it. METHOD LOCATION SUPPORT E-M[...]

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    ZyXEL G-260 User’s Guide 7 Customer Suppo rt UNITED KINGDOM support@zyxel.co.uk +44 (0) 1344 303044 08707 555779 (UK only) www .zyxel.co.uk ZyXEL Communications UK Ltd.,1 1 The C ourtyard, Eastern Road, Bracknell, Berkshire, RG12 2XB, United Kingdom (UK) sales@zyxel.co.uk +44 (0) 1344 303034 ftp.zyxel.co.uk a. “+” is the (prefi x) number you [...]

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    ZyXEL G-260 User’s Guide Table of Contents 8 T able of Content s Copyright .................................................. ................................................................ 2 Federal Communications Commissi on (FCC) Interference St atement ............... 3 ZyXEL Limited W arranty .......................... .....................[...]

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    ZyXEL G-260 User’s Guide 9 Table of Contents 2.2.3.1 User Authentication ...... ................. ............ ................. ............ ......... 26 2.2.3.2 Encryption . ................ ............. ................ ............. ................ ............ 26 2.2.4 WP A(2)-PSK Application Example .. ....................................[...]

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    ZyXEL G-260 User’s Guide Table of Contents 10 Appendix B Disable Windows XP Wireless LAN Configuration Tool....... .............................. 58 Appendix C Management with Wireless Zero Configuration .................................................. 64 Appendix D Types of EAP Authentication .................................................. [...]

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    ZyXEL G-260 User’s Guide 11 Table of Contents[...]

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    ZyXEL G-260 User’s Guide List of Figure s 12 List of Figures Figure 1 Application: Infrastructure ... ............. ............. ............. ................ ............. 18 Figure 2 Application: Ad-Hoc ................... ................ ................ ................ ............. 19 Figure 3 ZyXEL Utility: System T r ay Icon .... .....[...]

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    ZyXEL G-260 User’s Guide 13 List of Figures Figure 39 Windows XP SP2: System Tray Icon . ................ ................. ................ ... 65 Figure 40 Windows XP SP2: Wireless Network Connection S tatus .......... ............. 65 Figure 41 Windows XP SP1: Wireless Network Connection S tatus .......... ............. 66 Figure 42 Windows XP[...]

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    ZyXEL G-260 User’s Guide List of Tables 14 List of T ables T able 1 ZyXEL Utility : System Tr ay Icon .. ............. ................ ................ ................ 20 T able 2 ZyXEL Utility: Menu Screen Summar y ........ ............. ................ ............. ... 22 T able 3 Link Info ... ................ ............. ...............[...]

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    ZyXEL G-260 User’s Guide 15 List of Tables[...]

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    ZyXEL G-260 User’s Guide Preface 16 Preface Congratulations on your purchase of the Zy XEL G-220F 802.1 1g Wireless USB Adapter. Y our ZyXEL G-260 is easy t o install and co nfigure. About This U ser's Guide This manual is designed to guide y ou through the configuration of your Zy XEL G-260 for its various applications . Related Document at[...]

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    ZyXEL G-260 User’s Guide 17 Preface • For brevity’ s sake, we will use “e.g.,” as a shorthand for “for instance”, and “i.e.,” for “that is” or “in other words” throug hout this manual. • The ZyXEL G-220F 802.1 1g W i reless USB Ad apter may be referred to as the ZyXEL G- 260 in this user ’ s guide. Graphics Icons Key W[...]

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    ZyXEL G-260 User’s Guide Chapter 1 Getting Started 18 C HAPTER 1 Getting S t arted This chapter introduces the ZyXEL G-260 and prepares you to use the ZyXEL Ut ility . 1.1 About Y our ZyXEL G-260 The ZyXEL G-260 is an IEEE 802.1 1g compliant wirele ss LAN USB ada pter . The following lists the main features of your ZyXEL G -260. See the product s[...]

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    ZyXEL G-260 User’s Guide 19 Chapter 1 Getting Started 1.1.1.2 Ad-Hoc In case you prefer to set up a small independ ent wireless workgroup without an AP , use the Ad-Hoc mode. Ad-hoc mode does not require an AP or a wi red network. T wo or more wireless clients communicate directly to each other . Figure 2 Application: Ad-Hoc 1.2 ZyXEL G-260 Hardw[...]

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    ZyXEL G-260 User’s Guide Chapter 1 Getting Started 20 1.5 Accessing the ZyXEL Utility After you install and start the ZyXEL Utility , an icon for the ZyXEL Utility appears in the system tray . Note: When t he ZyXEL Utility system tray icon di splays, the ZyXEL G-260 is installed properly . When you use the ZyXEL Utility , it automatically disable[...]

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    ZyXEL G-260 User’s Guide 21 Chapter 1 Getting Started 1 Make sure a wireless network is available and within range. 2 Open the ZyXEL Utility and click the Site Survey tab to open the screen as shown next. 3 Click Scan to search for available wireless networks. Figure 4 ZyXEL Utility: Site Survey 4 T o join a network, either click an SSID in the t[...]

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    ZyXEL G-260 User’s Guide Chapter 1 Getting Started 22 Figure 6 ZyXEL Utility: Link Info 1.7 ZyXEL Utility Screen Summary This sections describes the ZyXEL Utility screens. Figure 7 Menu Summary The following table describes the menus. Table 2 ZyXEL Utility: Menu Screen Summary TA B DESCRIPTION Link Info Use this screen to see yo ur current connec[...]

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    ZyXEL G-260 User’s Guide 23 Chapter 1 Getting Started[...]

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    ZyXEL G-260 User’s Guide Chapter 2 Wireless LAN Network 24 C HAPTER 2 Wireless LAN Network This chapter provides backgro und in formation on wireless LAN network. 2.1 Wireless LAN Overview This section describes the wireless LAN network terms and applications. 2.1.1 SSID The SSID (Service Set Identity) is a unique name shared am ong all wireless [...]

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    ZyXEL G-260 User’s Guide 25 Ch apter 2 Wireless LAN Network Configure the wireless LAN security using the Configuration or the Profile Security Settings screen. If you do not en able any wireless security on your ZyXEL G-260, th e ZyXEL G-260’ s wireless communications are accessible to any wireless networking device that is in the coverage ar [...]

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    ZyXEL G-260 User’s Guide Chapter 2 Wireless LAN Network 26 2.2.3 WP A(2) W i-Fi Protected Access (WP A) is a subset of the IEEE 802.1 1i standard. Key dif ferences between WP A(2) and WEP are user authen tication and improved data encryption. 2.2.3.1 User Authentication WP A(2) applies IEEE 802.1x and Ex tensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) to [...]

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    ZyXEL G-260 User’s Guide 27 Ch apter 2 Wireless LAN Network The encryption mechanisms used for WP A(2) and WP A(2)-PSK are the same. The only difference between the two is that WP A(2)-PSK uses a simple common password, ins tead of user-specific credentials. The common-passwor d approach makes WP A(2)-PSK susceptible to brute-force password-guess[...]

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    ZyXEL G-260 User’s Guide Chapter 2 Wireless LAN Network 28 Figure 9 WP A with RADIUS Application E xample 2.3 Encryption T ype The IEEE 802.1 1b/g standard describes a simple encryption method between the wireless stations and AP . T wo encryption types are defined: an Open sys tem mode and a Shared key mode. • Open System mode is implemented f[...]

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    ZyXEL G-260 User’s Guide 29 Ch apter 2 Wireless LAN Network Note: The ZyXEL G-260 and the access po int/wir eless stations MUST use the same preamble mode in order to commu nicate. 2.5 Introduction to OTIST In a wireless network, the wireless clients mu st have the same SSID and security settings as the access point (AP) or wireless router (we wi[...]

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    ZyXEL G-260 User’s Guide Chapter 2 Wireless LAN Network 30 2.5.1.2 Wireless Client Start the ZyXEL Utility and click the Adapter tab. Se lect the Auto Security check box, enter the same Setup Key as your AP’ s and click Save .[...]

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    ZyXEL G-260 User’s Guide 31 Ch apter 2 Wireless LAN Network 2.5.2 St arting OTIST Note: Y ou must click Star t in the AP OTIST web configurator screen and Save in th e wireless client(s) Adapter screen all within three minutes (at the time or writing). Y ou can start OTIST in the wireless client s and AP in any order but they must all be within r[...]

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    ZyXEL G-260 User’s Guide Chapter 2 Wireless LAN Network 32 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 nee[...]

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    ZyXEL G-260 User’s Guide 33 Ch apter 2 Wireless LAN Network[...]

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    ZyXEL G-260 User’s Guide Chapter 3 ZyXEL Utilit y Configuration 34 C HAPTER 3 ZyXEL Utility Configuration This chapter shows you how to configure yo ur ZyXEL G-260 in wireless station mode. 3.1 The Link Info Screen When the ZyXEL Utility starts, the Link Info sc reen displays, showing the current configuration and connection statu s of your ZyXEL[...]

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    ZyXEL G-260 User’s Guide 35 Chapter 3 ZyXEL Utility Configuration 3.1.1 T rend Chart Click T rend Chart in the Link Info scre en to display a screen as shown below . Use this screen to view real-time data traffic statistics. Figure 1 1 Link Info: T rend Chart The following table describes the labels in this screen. Security This field displays wh[...]

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    ZyXEL G-260 User’s Guide Chapter 3 ZyXEL Utilit y Configuration 36 3.2 The Site Survey Screen Use the Site Survey screen to scan for and connect to a wireless network automatically . Figure 12 Site Survey The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 5 Site Survey LABEL DESCRIPTION Available Network List Click a column heading to[...]

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    ZyXEL G-260 User’s Guide 37 Chapter 3 ZyXEL Utility Configuration 3.2.1 Connecting to a WLAN Network Follow the steps below to connect to a WLAN network using the Site Survey screen. 1 Click Scan to search for all available wireless networks within range. 2 T o join a network, click an entry in the tabl e to select a wireless network and then cli[...]

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    ZyXEL G-260 User’s Guide Chapter 3 ZyXEL Utilit y Configuration 38 The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 6 Security Settings: WEP LABEL DESCRIPTION Security Setting WEP Select 64 Bit s , 128 Bit s or 256 Bits to activate WEP encryp tion and then fill in the related fields. Select Disable to deactivate WEP encryption. Encr[...]

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    ZyXEL G-260 User’s Guide 39 Chapter 3 ZyXEL Utility Configuration 3.2.2.2 WP A/WP A2 Figure 14 Security Settings: WP A/WP A2 The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 7 Security Settings: WPA/WPA2 LABEL DESCRIPTION Authentication Ty p e Select an authenticati on method from the drop down list. Options are TLS and PEAP . Login[...]

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    ZyXEL G-260 User’s Guide Chapter 3 ZyXEL Utilit y Configuration 40 3.2.2.3 WP A-PSK/WP A2-PSK Figure 15 Security Settings: WP A-PSK/WP A2-PSK The following table describes the labels in this screen. 3.2.2.4 802.1x Figure 16 Security Settings: 802.1x Table 8 Security Settings: WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK LABEL DESCRIPTION Security Setting Encryption T ype Th[...]

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    ZyXEL G-260 User’s Guide 41 Chapter 3 ZyXEL Utility Configuration The following table describes the labels in this screen. 3.2.3 Confirm Save Screen Use the Confirm Save screen to confirm and sa ve the security settings. Figure 17 Confirm Save Screen Table 9 Security Settings: 802.1x LABEL DESCRIPTION Authentication Ty p e Select an authenticati [...]

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    ZyXEL G-260 User’s Guide Chapter 3 ZyXEL Utilit y Configuration 42 The following table describes the labels in this screen. 3.3 The Profile Screen Click the Profile tab in the ZyXEL Utility program to displ a y the Pr ofile screen as shown next. The profile function allows you to save the wireless network settin gs in this screen, or use one of t[...]

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    ZyXEL G-260 User’s Guide 43 Chapter 3 ZyXEL Utility Configuration The following table describes the labels in this screen. 3.3.1 Adding a New Prof ile Follow the steps below to add a new profile. 1 Click Add in the Pr ofile screen. An Add New Profile screen displays as shown next. Click Next to continue. Table 11 Profile Screen LABEL DESCRIPTION [...]

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    ZyXEL G-260 User’s Guide Chapter 3 ZyXEL Utilit y Configuration 44 Figure 19 Profile: Add New Profile The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 12 Profile: Add New Profile LABEL DESCRIPTION Add New Profile Profile Name Enter a descriptiv e name in this field. SSID Select an available wireless device in the Scan Info table and[...]

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    ZyXEL G-260 User’s Guide 45 Chapter 3 ZyXEL Utility Configuration 2 If you select the Infrastructure network type in the previous screen, skip to step 3 . If yo u select the Ad-Hoc network type in the previous scr een, a screen displays as follows. Select a channel number and wi reless LAN mode and click Next to continue. Figure 20 Profile: Wirel[...]

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    ZyXEL G-260 User’s Guide Chapter 3 ZyXEL Utilit y Configuration 46 Figure 21 Profile: Security Setting: Encryption T ype 4 The screen varies depending on the encryption me thod 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 ZyXEL G-260. Refer to Section 3.2.[...]

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    ZyXEL G-260 User’s Guide 47 Chapter 3 ZyXEL Utility Configuration Figure 23 Profile: Confirm New Settings 6 T o use this network profile, click the Activate Now button. Otherwise, click the Activate Later button. Note: Once you activate a profile, the ZyXEL Utili ty will use that profile the next t ime it is started. Figure 24 Profile: Activate t[...]

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    ZyXEL G-260 User’s Guide Chapter 3 ZyXEL Utilit y Configuration 48 The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 14 Adapte r LABEL DESCRIPTION Adapter T ransfer Rate Select a transfer speed from the drop-down list box. Choose from Fully Auto (default), 1 Mbps , 2 Mbp s , 5.5 Mbp s , 6 Mbp s , 9 Mbps , 12 Mbp s , 18 Mb p s , 24 Mb[...]

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    ZyXEL G-260 User’s Guide 49 Chapter 3 ZyXEL Utility Configuration[...]

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    ZyXEL G-260 User’s Guide Chapter 4 Maintenance 50 C HAPTER 4 Maintenance This chapter describes how to uninst all or upgrade the ZyXEL Utility . 4.1 The About Screen The About screen displays related version numbers of th e ZyXEL G-260. T o displa y the screen as shown below , click the about ( ) button . Figure 26 About The following table descr[...]

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    ZyXEL G-260 User’s Guide 51 Chapter 4 Maintenance Figure 27 Uninstall: Confirm 3 Click Finish to complete uninstalling the softwa re and restart the computer when prompted. Figure 28 Uninstall: Finish 4.3 Upgrading the ZyXEL Utility Note: Before you uninst all the ZyXEL Utility , take note of the current network configuration. T o perform the upg[...]

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    ZyXEL G-260 User’s Guide Chapter 4 Maintenance 52 6 Insert the ZyXEL G-260 and chec k the version numbers in the About screen to ma ke sure the new utility is installed properly .[...]

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    ZyXEL G-260 User’s Guide 53 Chapter 4 Maintenance[...]

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    ZyXEL G-260 User’s Guide Chapter 5 Trou bleshoot ing 54 C HAPTER 5 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. 5.1 Problems S t arting the ZyXEL Utility Program 5.2 Problem with the Link S t atu[...]

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    ZyXEL G-260 User’s Guide 55 Chapter 5 Troubleshooting 5.3 Problems Communicating With Other Computers Table 18 Troubleshootin g Communication Problem PROBLEM CORRECTIVE ACTION In wireless station mode, the computer with the ZyXEL G-260 installed cannot communicate with the other computer(s). In Infrastructure Mode • Make sure that th e AP and t[...]

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    ZyXEL G-260 User’s Guide Appendix A 56 Appendix A Product S pecifications Table 19 Product Specification s PHYSICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL Product Name ZyXEL G-260 802.1 1g Wireless USB Adap ter Interface USB 2.0 bus-powered S tandards IEEE 802.1 1b IEEE 802.1 1g Network Architectures Infrastructure Ad-Hoc Security 64/128/256-bit WEP Encryption Operat[...]

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    ZyXEL G-260 User’s Guide 57 Appendix A[...]

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    ZyXEL G-260 User’s Guide Appendix B 58 A PPENDIX B Disable Windows XP W ireless LAN Configuration T ool W indows XP includes a configuration tool (also known as W ireless Zero Configuration (WZC)) for wireless devices. Follow the steps below to disabl e the configuration tool in W i ndows XP after you install the ZyXEL Utility . The screen varies[...]

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    ZyXEL G-260 User’s Guide 59 Appendix B Figure 30 Windows XP SP1: Wireles s Network Con nection W indows XP SP2: When a W ireless Network Connection window displays , click Change advanced settings under Related T asks and then the Wir ele ss Networks tab. Figure 31 Windows XP SP2: Wireles s Network Con nection 3 In the Wir eless Networ k Connecti[...]

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    ZyXEL G-260 User’s Guide Appendix B 60 Figure 32 Windows XP SP1: Wireles s Network Con nection Prope rties Figure 33 Windows XP SP2: Wireles s Network Con nection Prope rties[...]

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    ZyXEL G-260 User’s Guide 61 Appendix B V ia the Control Panel 1 If the icon for the wireless network connec tion is not in the system tray , click St a r t , Control Panel and double- c lick Network Connections . 2 Double-click on the icon for wireless networ k connection to display a status window as shown below . 3 Click Pr operties and click t[...]

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    ZyXEL G-260 User’s Guide Appendix B 62 4 In the Wir eless Networ k Connection Properties window , make sure the Use Windows to configure my wir eless network settings check box is not selected. Click OK . Figure 36 Windows XP SP1: Wireles s Network Con nection Prope rties Figure 37 Windows XP SP2: Wireles s Network Con nection Prope rties[...]

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    ZyXEL G-260 User’s Guide 63 Appendix B[...]

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    ZyXEL G-260 User’s Guide Appendix C 64 A PPENDIX C Management with Wireless Zero Configuration This appendix shows you how to manage y our ZyXEL wireless LA N adapter using the W indows XP wireless zero 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[...]

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    ZyXEL G-260 User’s Guide 65 Appendix C 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 39 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 ZyXEL wirele[...]

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    ZyXEL G-260 User’s Guide Appendix C 66 W indows XP SP1: In the W ireless Network Connection S tatus screen, click Properties and the Wir eless Ne tworks tab to open the Wir eless Network Connection Properties screen. Figure 41 Windows XP SP1: Wireles s Network Con nection S tatus 3 W indows XP SP2: Click Refr esh network list to reload and search[...]

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    ZyXEL G-260 User’s Guide 67 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 se[...]

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    ZyXEL G-260 User’s Guide Appendix C 68 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 44 Windows XP SP2: W ireless Networ k Connection: WEP or WP A-PS K Figure 45 Windows XP SP2: W ireless Netw ork Connection: No Security 5 V er[...]

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    ZyXEL G-260 User’s Guide 69 Appendix C Association Select a network in the Preferred networks lis t and click Properties to view or configure security . Figure 46 Windows XP : Wireless (netwo rk) properties: Association The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 23 Windows XP: Wireless (netwo rk) properties: Associa tion LABEL[...]

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    ZyXEL G-260 User’s Guide Appendix C 70 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 47 Windows XP: Wireless (network) properties: Authentication The fo[...]

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    ZyXEL G-260 User’s Guide 71 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 sc reen. Protected EAP Properties Figure 48 Windows XP : Protected E AP Properties Authenticate as computer when computer inform[...]

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    ZyXEL G-260 User’s Guide Appendix C 72 The following table describes the labels in this screen. Smart Card or other Certificate Proper t ies Figure 49 Windows XP: Smart Card or other Certificate Properties Table 25 Windows XP: Protected EAP Properties LABEL DESCRIPTION V alidate server certificate Select the check box to ve rify the certificate o[...]

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    ZyXEL G-260 User’s Guide 73 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 42 on page 66 ). The screen displays as[...]

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    ZyXEL G-260 User’s Guide Appendix C 74 Figure 50 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 51 Windows XP SP1: Wireles s Networks: Pr eferred Net works 2 Whenever the ZyXEL wireless[...]

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    ZyXEL G-260 User’s Guide 75 Appendix C[...]

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    ZyXEL G-260 User’s Guide Appendix D 76 Appendix D T ypes of EAP Authentication This appendix discusses some popular authentication type s: EAP-MD5, EAP-TLS, EAP- TTLS, PEAP and LEAP . The type of authentication you use depends on the RADIUS server or the AP . Consult your network administrator for more information. Y our wireless LAN device may n[...]

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    ZyXEL G-260 User’s Guide 77 Appendix D PEAP (Protected EAP) Like EAP-TTLS, server-side certific ate authentication is used to establish a secure connection, then use simple username and p assword methods through the secured co nnection to authenticate the clients, thus hiding client identity . However , PEAP only supports EAP methods, such as EAP[...]

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    ZyXEL G-260 User’s Guide Appendix D 78 WP A User Authentication WP A applies IEEE 802.1x and Extensible Auth entication Protocol (EAP) to authenticate wireless stations using an external RADIUS database. Encryption WP A improves d ata encryption by using T emporal Key Integrity Protoc ol (TKIP) or Advanced Encryption Standard (AES), Messag e Inte[...]

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    ZyXEL G-260 User’s Guide 79 Appendix D 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 these security features. Table 28 Wireless Security Relational Matrix AUTHENT[...]

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    ZyXEL G-260 User’s Guide Index 80 Index Numerics 802.1x 40 A About 50 about your ZyXEL G-260 18 activating a profile 47 Adapter 47 Ad-Hoc 45 advanced settings 47 antenna 18 antenna power output 56 authentication 38 authentication method open system 28 shared key 28 C CA 76 Certificate Authority 76 channel 24 , 35 , 36 , 45 configuration method im[...]

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    ZyXEL G-260 User’s Guide 81 Index L link informa tion 34 M Message Integrity Check (MIC) 78 N network type 34 North America Contact Information 6 Norway , Contact Information 6 O Odyssey Client Ma nager 19 One-T ouch Intelli gent Security T echno logy 29 open system authentication 28 OTIST 31 OTIST (One-T o uch Intelligent Security) 48 OTIST Intr[...]

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    ZyXEL G-260 User’s Guide Index 82 U uninstalling ZyXEL Utility 50 upgrading ZyXEL Utility 51 important step 51 User Authentication 78 V voltage 56 W Web Site 6 WEP 25 , 37 , 38 manual setup 25 , 38 passphrase 25 , 38 WEP (Wired Equivalent Priva cy) 25 Windows XP 19 wireless LAN authentication 28 channel 24 introduction 24 security 24 SSID 24 tran[...]