ZyXEL Communications Wireless CardBus Card ZyAIR G-110 manual

ZyAIR G-1 10 802.11g Wireless CardBus Card User's Guide Version 1.10 May 2004[...]

ZyAIR G-110 User’s Guide ii Copyright Copyright Copyright ©2004 by Zy XEL Communications Corporation The contents of this publi cation may not be reproduced i n any part or a s a whole, transcribed, sto red in a retrieval system, translated into any langu age, or tr ansmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optical[...]

ZyAIR G-110 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 for a period of up to tw o (2) years f rom the date of purch ase. During the warra nty perio d and upon pr oof of purcha se, should the product ha [...]

ZyAIR G-110 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 operation a nd safety requireme nts. The Indust ry Canada does not guarantee that the equipment w ill[...]

ZyAIR G-110 User’s Guide FCC Statement v Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Interference S t atement 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 harmful interference. • This device must accept any interference received, incl uding interference that ma[...]

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ZyAIR G-110 User’s Guide Customer Support vii Customer Support When contacting your Cu stomer Support Representative, please have the follo wing information ready:  Product model and serial number .  Warranty Information.  Date you received your product.  Brief description of the probl em and the steps you t ook to solve it. SUPPORT E[...]

ZyAIR G-110 User’s Guide viii Information for Canadian Users SUPPORT E-MAIL TELEPHONE 1 WEB SITE METHOD LOCATION SALES E-MAIL FAX 1 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[...]

ZyAIR G-110 User’s Guide Table of Contents ix T able of Content s Copyright ...................................................................................................................... ................................. ii ZyXEL Limite d Warranty ............................................................................................[...]

ZyAIR G-110 User’s Guide x Table of Contents 2.8.2 Aut h enticati on Mode ......................................................................................................... 2-1 3 2.8.3 IEEE 80 2.1x .................................................................................................................... ... 2-13 2.8.4 WP A ......[...]

ZyAIR G-110 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 : System T ray Icon........................................................................................ ......... 1-[...]

ZyAIR G-110 User’s Guide xii List of Tables List of T ables T able 1-1 ZyAIR Utility: System T ray Icon ...................................................................................... .......... 1-5 T able 2-1 ZyAIR Utility: Li nk Info ............................................................................................. ...........[...]

ZyAIR G-110 User’s Guide Preface xiii Preface Congratulations on the purchase of your new ZyAIR G-110 802 .11g Wireless CardBus Card! About This User's Guid e This guide provides information abou t the ZyAIR G-110 Wireless LAN Utility that you use to configure your ZyAIR G-110. Familiarize yo urself with the Syntax Conve ntions listed below [...]

ZyAIR G-110 User’s Guide xiv List of Tables Graphics Icons Key Wireless Access Point Computer Notebook computer Server Modem Wireless Signal Telephone Swi tch Router[...]

ZyAIR G-110 User’s Guide Getting Started 1-1 Chapter 1 Getting Started This chapter prepares you to using the ZyAIR Utility. 1.1 About Y o ur ZyAIR The ZyAIR is an IEEE 802. 11g compliant wireless LAN PC card that fits into any 32 -bit CardBus slot. With the ZyAIR, you can en joy the wireless mob ility within the cov erage area. The IEEE 802.11g [...]

ZyAIR G-110 User’s Guide 1-2 Getting Started Figure 1-1 Windows XP: System Tray Icon From the Wireless Net w ork Connection St atus Screen Step 1. Double-click on the network icon for the wireless conn ection in the system tray. If the icon is not present, proceed to Ste p 2 . Otherwise skip to Ste p 5 . Figure 1-2 Windows XP: System Tray Icon St[...]

ZyAIR G-110 User’s Guide Getting Started 1-3 Step 5. When a Wireless Network Connection window displays, click Adva nced… . Figure 1-4 Windows XP: Wireless Network Connection[...]

ZyAIR G-110 User’s Guide 1-4 Getting Started Step 6. In the Wireless Network Connecti on Properties window, make sure the Use Windows to configure my wireless network settings check box is not selected. Click OK . Figure 1-5 Windows XP: Wireless Network Connection Properties 1.4 Accessing the ZyAIR Utility After you installed the ZyAIR Utility, a[...]

ZyAIR G-110 User’s Guide Getting Started 1-5 Table 1-1 ZyAIR Utility: System Tray Icon COLOR DESCRIPTION Red The ZyAIR is not connected to a wireless network or is searching for an availabl e wireless network. Green The ZyAIR is connected to a wireless net work. Double click on the ZyAIR Utility icon in the system tray to open the ZyAIR Utility.[...]

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ZyAIR G-110 User’s Guide Using the ZyAIR Utility 2-1 Chapter 2 Using the ZyAIR Utility This chapter shows you how to config ure the ZyAIR using the ZyAIR Utility. 2.1 About Wireless LAN Network This section describes each wi reless LAN parameter. 2.1.1 Channel A channel is t he radio frequency(ies) used by IEEE 8 02.11b wireless devices. The numb[...]

ZyAIR G-110 User’s Guide 2-2 Using the ZyAIR Utility 2.2.1 Ad-Hoc (IBSS) Ad-hoc mode doe s not require an AP or a wired network. Tw o or more wireless stations c ommunicate directly to eac h other. A n ad-hoc net work may sometim es be referred t o as an Inde pendent Basic Servic e Set (IBSS). Figure 2-1 Ad-hoc Net w ork Example T o set up an ad-[...]

ZyAIR G-110 User’s Guide Using the ZyAIR Utility 2-3 Figure 2-3 Infrastructure Net w ork Example 2.3 Roaming Roaming in where in an infrastructure netwo rk, wireless stations are able to switch from on e BSS to another as they move between co verage areas. D uring this period, the wi reless station m aintains uninterrupted connection to the netwo[...]

ZyAIR G-110 User’s Guide 2-4 Using the ZyAIR Utility Figure 2-4 Roaming Example 2.4 V iewing Current Configuration When the ZyAIR Utility starts, the Link Info screen dis plays first, s howing the current c onfiguration of your ZyAIR.[...]

ZyAIR G-110 User’s Guide Using the ZyAIR Utility 2-5 Figure 2-5 ZyAIR Utility: Link Info The following table describes the fields in this screen. Table 2-1 ZyAIR Utility: Link Info LABEL DESCRIPTION Current SSID This field displays the name of t he wireless device/net work to which the ZyAIR is associated. Link Status This field displays the curr[...]

ZyAIR G-110 User’s Guide 2-6 Using the ZyAIR Utility Table 2-1 ZyAIR Utility: Link Info LABEL DESCRIPTION Transfer Rate This field displays the current trans mission rate of the Z yAIR in megabits per second (Mbps). Current IP This field displays the current IP address of the ZyAIR. Operating Mode This field displays the network type ( Infrastru [...]

ZyAIR G-110 User’s Guide Using the ZyAIR Utility 2-7 Figure 2-6 ZyAIR Utility: Profile: Configuration Follow the instructions in the table below to configure the wireless LAN related fields. Refer to the next section for Profile field descri ptions. Table 2-3 ZyAIR Utility: Profile: Configuration FIELD DESCRIPTION Configuration Server Set Enter t[...]

ZyAIR G-110 User’s Guide 2-8 Using the ZyAIR Utility Table 2-3 ZyAIR Utility: Profile: Configuration FIELD DESCRIPTION Channel This field is activated if you se lect Ad - Ho c in the Operation Mode field. Select the channel number from the drop-do wn list box. To associate to a peer ad-hoc computer, you must use the same chan nel as the peer ad-h[...]

ZyAIR G-110 User’s Guide Using the ZyAIR Utility 2-9 To trust a server for this session only, make sure the Add this trus ted server to the database check box is not selected a nd click Yes . If you don’t want to trust an authentication server, click No . The ZyAIR will no t connect to the network. 2.6 Network Configuration Profile Setting The [...]

ZyAIR G-110 User’s Guide 2-10 Using the ZyAIR Utility Once you activate a profile, the Zy AIR Utilit y w ill use that profile the next time it is st arted. If you remove a profile, the ZyAIR Utility revert s to use the default profile. 2.6.3 Deleting a Profile To delete an ex isting wirel ess network c onfiguratio n, select a pro file from the dr[...]

ZyAIR G-110 User’s Guide Using the ZyAIR Utility 2-11 Table 2-4 Site Survey FIELD DESCRIPTION Signal This field displays the signal st rength of eac h wireless device in perc entage. Channel This field displays the channel numb er used by each wireless device. Security This field shows whether the wireless securi ty is activated ( WEP , WPA -PSK [...]

ZyAIR G-110 User’s Guide 2-12 Using the ZyAIR Utility Figure 2-10 Wireless LAN Security Levels Configure the wireless LAN security using the Security Configuration screen. If you do not enable any wireless security on your ZyAIR, comm unication betw een the ZyAIR and the wi red network is accessible to any wireless networking device that is in th[...]

ZyAIR G-110 User’s Guide Using the ZyAIR Utility 2-13 2.8.2 Authentication Mode The IEEE 802. 11b standard d escribes a sim ple authentication m ethod between the wirele ss stations an d AP. Two aut h entication m odes are defined: Open and S hared. Open authenticatio n mode is implemented for ease-of-use and wh en secu rity is not an issue . The[...]

ZyAIR G-110 User’s Guide 2-14 Using the ZyAIR Utility Temporal Key Integrity Pr otocol (TK IP) uses 128 -bit keys t hat are dynam ically generated and distri buted by the authenti cation server. It include s a per-packet key m ixing functio n, a Message Int egrity Check (MIC) named Michael, an extended initialization vector (IV) with sequencing r[...]

ZyAIR G-110 User’s Guide Using the ZyAIR Utility 2-15 Figure 2-11 WPA - PSK Authenticati on 2.8.6 WP A with RADIUS Application Example You need the IP addr ess of the RADIUS server, its port number ( default is 1812), and the RADIUS shar ed secret. A WPA application exam ple with an external RADIUS server l ooks as follows. “A” is the RADIUS [...]

ZyAIR G-110 User’s Guide 2-16 Using the ZyAIR Utility Figure 2-12 WPA with RADI US Appli cation Example 2.9 Configuring Wireless Security on the ZyAIR In the Profile screen, click Se t Security to display the Security Configuration scree n as shown ne xt. The screen varies depending on what you select in the Authentication field. You see the next[...]

ZyAIR G-110 User’s Guide Using the ZyAIR Utility 2-17 Figure 2-13 ZyAIR Utility: Security Configuration: None 2.9.1 WEP Encryption The WEP keys are used to encrypt communicat ion before it i s transmitte d. The values for the keys m ust be set up exactly the same on the APs or other peer ad -hoc wireless computers as they are on the ZyAIR. Select[...]

ZyAIR G-110 User’s Guide 2-18 Using the ZyAIR Utility Figure 2-14 ZyAIR Utility: Secu rity Configuration: WEP The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 2-5 ZyAIR Utility: Security Configuration: WEP FIELD DESCRIPTION Authentication Select WEP from the drop do wn list. Encryption The WEP keys are used to en crypt da ta before [...]

ZyAIR G-110 User’s Guide Using the ZyAIR Utility 2-19 Table 2-5 ZyAIR Utility: Security Configuration: WEP FIELD DESCRIPTION PassPhrase Enter the passphrase in the field pr ov ided. As you enter the passphrase, the ZyAIR automatically generates the WEP ke ys and di splays them in the key fields belo w. Write down the automatically generated W EP [...]

ZyAIR G-110 User’s Guide 2-20 Using the ZyAIR Utility Figure 2-15 ZyAIR Utility: Security Configuration: WPA-PSK The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 2-6 ZyAIR Utility: Securi ty Configuration: WPA-PSK FIELD DESCRIPTION Authentication Select WPA- PSK from the drop down list. Encryption Status WPA uses Temporal Key Integr[...]

ZyAIR G-110 User’s Guide Using the ZyAIR Utility 2-21 Figure 2-16 ZyAIR Utility: Security Configuration: WPA The following table d escribes the labels not previously discussed Table 2-7 ZyAIR Utility: Security Configuration: WPA FIELD DESCRIPTION Authentication Select WPA from the drop down list. Encryption Status WPA uses Temporal Key Integr ity[...]

ZyAIR G-110 User’s Guide 2-22 Using the ZyAIR Utility Table 2-7 ZyAIR Utility: Security Configuration: WPA FIELD DESCRIPTION Certificate This field is only availabl e when you select EAP-TLS in the EA P Typ e field. Y ou must first have a wired connection to a ne twork and obt ain the certificate(s) f rom a certificate authori ty (CA). Consult yo[...]

ZyAIR G-110 User’s Guide Using the ZyAIR Utility 2-23 Figure 2-17 ZyAIR Utility: Security Configuration : 802.1x The following table d escribes the labels not previously discussed Table 2-8 ZyAIR Utility: Security Configuration: 802.1x FIELD DESCRIPTION Authentication Select 802.1x from the drop do wn list. EAP Type Select an authentication metho[...]

ZyAIR G-110 User’s Guide 2-24 Using the ZyAIR Utility Table 2-8 ZyAIR Utility: Security Configuration: 802.1x FIELD DESCRIPTION Certificate This field is only availabl e when you select EAP-TLS in the EA P Typ e field. Y ou must first have a wired connection to a ne twork and obt ain the certificate(s) f rom a certificate authori ty (CA). Consult[...]

ZyAIR G-110 User’s Guide Using the ZyAIR Utility 2-25 Figure 2-18 ZyAIR Utility: About The following table d escribes the r ead-only labels in this screen. Table 2-9 ZyAIR Utility: About FIELD DESCRIPTION Utility Version This field displays th e version number of the Z yAIR Utility. Driver Version This field displays the version number of the Z y[...]

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ZyAIR G-110 User’s Guide Maintenance 3-1 Chapter 3 Maintenance This chapter describes how to uninstall or upgrade the ZyAIR Utility. 3.1 Uninst alling the ZyAIR Utility Follow the steps below to remove (or uninstall) the ZyAIR Utility from your computer. Step 1. Close and exit the ZyAIR Utility. Step 2. Click Start, (all) Programs, ZyAIR G- 110 W[...]

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ZyAIR G-110 User’s Guide Troubleshooting 4-1 Chapter 4 Troubleshooting This chapter covers pote ntial problems and the possi ble remedies. After each pr oblem description, some instructions are p rovided to help you to diagnose and to solve the problem . 4.1 Problems S t arting the ZyAIR Utility Program Table 4-1 Troubleshooting Starting ZyAIR Ut[...]

ZyAIR G-110 User’s Guide 4-2 Troubleshooting Table 4-2 Troubleshooting Communi cation Problems PROBLEM CORRECTIVE ACTION B. Ad- Ho c Verify that the peer computer(s) is turned on. Make sure the ZyAIR and the peer computer(s) are usin g the same SSID and channel. Use another radio channel if interferenc e is high. Make sure that the ZyAIR and the [...]

ZyAIR G-110 User’s Guide Types of EAP Authentication A Appendix A T ypes of EAP Authentication This appendix discusses th e five popular EAP authentication type s: EAP-M D5 , EAP-TLS , EAP-TTLS , PEAP and LEAP . The type o f authenticat ion you use de pends on the RADI US server. Cons ult your network adm inistrator for mor e informat ion. EAP-MD[...]

ZyAIR G-110 User’s Guide B Types of EAP Authen tication LEAP LEAP (Light weight E xtensibl e Authenti cation Prot ocol) is a Cisco im plementati on of IEEE802.1x. For added sec urity, certificat e-based authent ications (E AP-TLS, EAP-TTLS a n d PEAP) use dynamic keys for data enc ryption. They are often deployed in corporate e nvironm ents, but [...]

ZyAIR G-110 User’s Guide Product Specifications C Appendix B Product S pecifications PHYSICAL SPECIFICATIONS Product Name ZyAIR G-110 802.11g Wireless CardBus C ard Type 3.3V 32-bit Cardbus card Standards IEEE 802.11b IEEE 802.11g Network Architectures Infrastructure Ad-Hoc Operating Fre quencies 2.412-2.484GHz Operating Channe ls IEEE 802.11b: 1[...]

ZyAIR G-110 User’s Guide D Product Sp ecifications RADIO SPECIFICATIONS Media A ccess Protocol IEEE 802.11 Frequency 2.4 ~ 2.4835GHz (Industrial Sc ientific Medi cal 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 Mbps 802.11b: 1, 2, 5.5, 11 Mbps Modulation 802.11g: OFDM w[...]

ZyAIR G-110 User’s Guide Product Specifications E ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIFICATIONS Temperature Operating: 0° ~ 50° C Storage: -30° ~ 60° C Relative Humidity 20% to 95% (non-condensing )[...]

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ZyAIR G-110 User’s Guide F Index Index A About ............................................................ 2-24 Accessing the Zy AIR Utility .......................... 1-5 Authentication Mode .................................... 2-13 Open.......................................................... 2-13 Shared ......................................[...]

ZyAIR G-110 User’s Guide Index G N Network Confi guration Profile ....................... 2-9 Deleting ..................................................... 2-10 Saving ......................................................... 2-9 Using a pre-confi gured profile .................. 2-10 Network Type ................................................[...]

ZyAIR G-110 User’s Guide H Index Wireless LAN Security Data Encryption with WEP....................... 2-12 WPA ............................................................. 2-13 WPA with RADIUS Applicat ion .................. 2-15 WPA-PSK..................................................... 2-13 WPA-PSK Ap plication .............................[...]