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    ZyXEL AG-120 802.11a/g Wireless CardBus Card User's Guide Version 1.00 Edition 1 9/2006
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    ZyXEL AG-120 User's Guide Copyright Copyright © 2006 by ZyXEL Communications Corporation. The contents of this publication may not be reproduced in any part or as a whole, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, translated into any
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    ZyXEL AG-120 User's Guide Certifications Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Interference Statement The device under 47 CFR 2.1093 paragraph (d)(2). End users must follow the specific operating instructions for satisfying RF exposure compliance. • This Transmitter must not be co-located
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    ZyXEL AG-120 User's Guide 注意 ! 在 5250MHz~5350MHz Notices Changes or modifications not norme NMB-003 du Canada. Viewing Certifications 1 Go to http://www.zyxel.com. 2 Select your product from the drop-down list box on the ZyXEL home page to go to that product's page. 3 Select the certification
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    ZyXEL AG-120 User's Guide ZyXEL Limited Warranty ZyXEL warrants to the original end user (purchaser) that consequential damages of any kind to the purchaser. To obtain the services of this warranty, contact ZyXEL's Service Center for your Return Material Authorization number (RMA). Products must be
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    ZyXEL AG-120 User's Guide Safety Warnings For your safety, be sure to read and follow all warning notices and instructions. • Do NOT use this Connect ONLY suitable accessories to the device. • ONLY qualified service personnel should service or disassemble this device. • Do not use the device
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    ZyXEL AG-120 User's Guide Customer Support Please have the following information ready when you contact customer support. • Product model and serial number. • Warranty Information. • Date that you received your device. • Brief description of the problem and the steps you took to solve it. METHOD
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    AG-120 User's Guide METHOD SUPPORT E-MAIL LOCATION NORWAY SALES E-MAIL [email protected] [email protected] TELEPHONE FAX +47-22-80-61-80 +47-22-80-61-81 WEB SITE FTP SITE www.zyxel.no POLAND [email protected] +48 (22) 333 8250 +48 (22) 333 8251 www.pl.zyxel.com RUSSIA http://zyxel.ru/support
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    ZyXEL AG-120 User's Guide 10 Customer Support
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    ZyXEL AG-120 User's Guide Table of Contents Copyright ...3 Certifications ...4 ZyXEL Limited Warranty 6 Safety Warnings ...7 Customer Support...8 Table of Contents 11 List of Figures ...15 List of Tables ...19 Preface ...21 Chapter 1 Getting Started ...23 1.1 About Your AG-120 23 1.2 Application
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    ZyXEL AG-120 User's Guide Chapter 3 Wireless LAN Network 37 3.1 Wireless LAN Overview 37 3.2 Wireless LAN 43 Chapter 4 Wireless Station Mode Configuration 45 4.1 Wireless Station Mode Overview 45 4.1.1 ZyXEL Utility Screen Summary 45 4.2 The Link Info Screen 46 4.2.1 Trend Chart 47 4.3
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    ZyXEL AG-120 User's Guide 5.5 The MAC Filter Screen 70 Chapter 6 Maintenance ...73 6.1 The About Screen 73 6.2 Uninstalling the ZyXEL Utility 73 6.3 Upgrading the ZyXEL Utility 74 Chapter 7 Troubleshooting 77 7.1 Problems Starting the ZyXEL Utility 77 7.2 Problem Connecting to an Access Point
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    ZyXEL AG-120 User's Guide 14 Table of Contents
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    ZyXEL AG-120 User's Guide List of Figures Figure 1 Application: Infrastructure 24 Figure 2 Application: Ad-Hoc 24 Figure 3 Application: Access Point Mode 25 Figure 4 ZyXEL Utility: Change Modes 25 Figure 5 ZyXEL Utility: System Tray Icon 26 Figure 6 Enable WZC 27 Figure 7 Infrastructure
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    ZyXEL AG-120 User's Guide Figure 39 ZyXEL Utility Menu Summary: AP Mode 65 Figure 40 Access Point Mode: Link Info 66 Figure 41 Access Point Mode: Configuration 67 Figure 42 Access Point
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    ZyXEL AG-120 User's Guide Figure 82 Macintosh OS 8/9: TCP/IP 113 Figure 83 Macintosh OS X: Apple Menu 114 Figure 84 Macintosh OS X: Network 115 List of Figures 17
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    ZyXEL AG-120 User's Guide 18 List of Figures
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    ZyXEL AG-120 User's Guide List of Tables Table 1 ZyXEL Utility: System Tray Icon 26 Table 2 ZyXEL Utility Troubleshooting Starting ZyXEL Utility 77 Table 21 Troubleshooting Access Point Connection Problem 77 Table 22 Troubleshooting Link Quality 78 Table 23 Troubleshooting Communication Problem
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    ZyXEL AG-120 User's Guide 20 List of Tables
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    on your purchase of the ZyXEL AG-120 802.11a/g Wireless CardBus Card. Your AG-120 is easy to install and configure. About This User's Guide This manual is designed to guide you through the configuration of your AG-120 for its various applications. Related Documentation • Supporting Disk Refer to the
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    ZyXEL AG-120 User's Guide Graphics Icons Key Wireless Access Point Computer Notebook Computer Server Modem or Router Wireless Signal Internet Cloud 22 Preface
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    ZyXEL AG-120 User's Guide CHAPTER 1 Getting Started This chapter introduces the AG-120 and prepares you to use the ZyXEL utility. 1.1 About Your AG-120 The AG-120 is an IEEE 802.11a/b/g compliant wireless LAN adapter. You can also use the ZyXEL utility to turn your AG-120 into an access point (AP).
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    ZyXEL AG-120 User's Guide Figure 1 Application: Infrastructure 1.2.1.2 Ad-Hoc To set up a small independent wireless workgroup without an AP, use Ad-Hoc. Ad-Hoc does not require an AP
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    ZyXEL AG-120 User's Guide 1.2.2 Access Point Mode You can also set the AG-120 to access point mode. In access point mode, your AG-120 functions as an access point. This allows you to set up your wireless networks without using a dedicated AP. The following figure shows a network example. Figure 3
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    ZyXEL AG-120 User's Guide Note: Wait for about five seconds for the ZyXEL utility to complete the mode change. The current mode is indicated by the color of the check box. 1.3 AG-120 Hardware and Utility Installation Follow the instructions in the Quick Start Guide to install the ZyXEL utility and
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    AG-120 Utility, ZyXEL AG-120 Utility GUI. 1.4.2 Accessing the ZyXEL Utility Double-click on the ZyXEL wireless LAN utility icon in the system tray to open the ZyXEL utility. The ZyXEL utility screens are similar in all Microsoft Windows versions. Screens for Windows XP are shown in this User's Guide
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    ZyXEL AG-120 User's Guide 28 Chapter 1 Getting Started
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    31). This chapter also includes a simple example of how to configure the AG-120 as an AP using the ZyXEL utility. See Section 2.3 on page 34 for more information. 2.1 Connecting to a Wireless LAN This example illustrates how to manually connect your wireless client to an access point (AP) which is
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    ZyXEL AG-120 User's Guide Figure 8 ZyXEL Utility: Site Survey 2 The wireless client automatically searches for , or the Exit button to return to the Site Survey screen. Figure 9 ZyXEL Utility: Security Setting 5 The Confirm New Settings window appears. Check your settings and click Save to continue
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    Utility: Confirm New Settings ZyXEL AG-120 User's Guide 6 The ZyXEL utility returns to the Link Info screen while it connects to the wireless network using your settings. When the wireless link is established, the ZyXEL utility icon in the system tray turns green and the Link Info screen displays
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    ZyXEL AG-120 User's Guide This example illustrates how to set up a profile and connect not in the list. Figure 13 ZyXEL Utility: Add New Profile 3 Give the profile a descriptive name (of up to 32 printable ASCII characters). Select Infrastructure and either manually enter or select the AP's SSID
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    ZyXEL Utility: Profile Security ZyXEL AG-120 User's Guide 5 This screen varies depending on the encryption method you selected in the previous screen. In this example, enter the pre-shared key and leave the encryption type at the default setting. Figure 15 ZyXEL . Figure 16 ZyXEL Utility: Profile
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    . Check the details you entered previously. Also, refer to the Troubleshooting section of this User's Guide or contact your network administrator if necessary. 2.3 Configuring the AG-120 as an AP In access point mode, your AG-120 allows you to set up your wireless network without using a dedicated
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    Figure 18 ZyXEL Utility: AP: Link Info ZyXEL AG-120 User's Guide 2 If you want to change the SSID and enable wireless security for your AG-120, click the Configuration tab and refer to Section 5.3 on page 67 for detailed field descriptions. Note: You can only use WEP when the AG-120 is in AP mode.
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    ZyXEL AG-120 User's Guide 36 Chapter 2 Tutorial
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    ZyXEL AG-120 User's Guide CHAPTER 3 Wireless LAN Network This chapter provides background information on wireless use the same SSID. The SSID is the name of the wireless network. It stands for Service Set IDentity. • If two wireless networks overlap, they should use a different channel. Like radio
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    ZyXEL AG-120 User's Guide • Every device in the same wireless network must use security for each device in the wireless network, see the device's User's Guide or other documentation. You can use the MAC address filter to tell the AG-120 in AP mode which devices are allowed or not allowed to use the
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    ZyXEL AG-120 User's Guide . However, every wireless client in the wireless network has to support IEEE 802.1x to do this. Wireless networks can use encryption the ZyXEL utility and entering them manually as the WEP keys in the other WLAN adapter(s). • Enter the WEP keys manually. Your AG-120 allows
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    ZyXEL AG-120 User's Guide • Shared Key mode involves a shared secret key to authenticate the type of authentication you use depends on the RADIUS server and an intermediary AP(s) that supports IEEE 802.1x. The AG-120 supports EAP-TLS and EAP-PEAP. Refer to Appendix D on page 99 for descriptions. For
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    ZyXEL AG-120 User's Guide If the AP or the wireless clients do not support WPA2, just use WPA or WPA-PSK depending on whether you have an external RADIUS server or not. Select WEP only when the AP and/or wireless clients do not support on the AP and then manually configure the exact same settings
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    ZyXEL AG-120 User's Guide In the web configurator, go to the Wireless LAN main screen and then select OTIST. To change the Setup key, enter zero to eight printable characters. To have OTIST automatically generate a WPA-PSK key, select the Yes check box. If you manually configured a WEP key or a WPA-
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    ZyXEL AG-120 User's Guide See the user's guide for more information. 1 In the AP, a web configurator screen pops up ten seconds, it will search for an OTIST-enabled AP for up to one minute. (If you manually have the wireless client search for an OTIST-enabled AP, there is no timeout; click Cancel in
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    ZyXEL AG-120 User's Guide 5 If you configure OTIST to generate a WPA-PSK key, this key changes each time you run OTIST. Therefore, if a new wireless client joins your wireless network, you need to run OTIST on the AP and ALL the wireless clients again. 44 Chapter 3 Wireless LAN Network
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    ZyXEL AG-120 User's Guide CHAPTER 4 Wireless Station Mode Configuration This chapter shows you how to use the ZyXEL utility to configure your AG-120 in wireless station mode. See Chapter 5 on page 65 for how to configure the AG-120 in access point mode. 4.1 Wireless Station Mode Overview To set your
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    ZyXEL AG-120 User's Guide Table 2 ZyXEL Utility Menu Summary: Station Mode TAB Advanced Adapter DESCRIPTION Use of the wireless device to which the AG-120 is associated. This field displays the MAC address of the AP or peer computer to which the AG120 is associated. 46 Chapter 4 Wireless Station
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    ZyXEL AG-120 User's Guide Table 3 Station Mode: Link Info (continued) LABEL DESCRIPTION Network Type This field displays the network type (Infrastructure or Ad-Hoc) of the wireless network. Transmission Rate This field displays the current transmission rate of the AG-120 in megabits per second
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    ZyXEL AG-120 User's Guide Figure 23 Station Mode: Link Info: Trend Chart The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 4 Station Mode: Link Info: Trend Chart LABEL
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    Figure 24 Station Mode: Site Survey ZyXEL AG-120 User's Guide The following table describes the labels in this screen mode but the wireless security is deactivated. SSID This field displays the SSID (Service Set IDentifier) of each wireless device. Channel This field displays the channel number
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    ZyXEL AG-120 User's Guide Table 5 Station Mode: Site Survey (continued) LABEL MAC address Surveyed at DESCRIPTION This field displays the MAC address of the wireless device. This field displays the time when the wireless device is scanned. 4.3.1 Security Settings When you configure the AG-120 to
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    ZyXEL AG-120 User's Guide Table 6 Station Mode: Security Setting: WEP (continued) LABEL DESCRIPTION Key x (where x is a Select this option if you want to manually enter the WEP keys. Enter the WEP key number between 1 in the field provided. and 4) If you select 64 Bits in the WEP field.
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    ZyXEL AG-120 User's Guide The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 7 Station Mode: Security Setting: WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK LABEL Encryption Type Pre-Shared Key Back
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    ZyXEL AG-120 User's Guide Table 8 Station Mode: Security Setting: WPA/WPA2 LABEL Password in the Authentication Type field. Select a certificate used by the authentication server to authenticate the AG-120. Note: You must first have a wired connection to a network and obtain the certificate(s)
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    ZyXEL AG-120 User's Guide The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 9 in the Authentication Type field. Select a certificate used by the authentication server to authenticate the AG-120. Note: You must first have a wired connection to a network and obtain the certificate(s)
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    ZyXEL AG-120 User's Guide The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 10 security settings. If the specified network is not available, the AG-120 cannot connect to a network. Click the Profile tab in the ZyXEL utility program to display the Profile screen as shown next. The
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    ZyXEL AG-120 User's Guide Figure 30 Station Mode: Profile The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 11 Station Mode: Profile LABEL Profile List , , or Profile Name
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    ZyXEL AG-120 User's Guide Table 11 Station Mode: Profile (continued) LABEL Network Type SSID Frequency Channel Security Transfer Rate DESCRIPTION This field displays the network type (Infrastructure or Ad-Hoc) of the profile. This field displays the SSID (Service Set IDentifier) of the profile.
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    ZyXEL AG-120 User's Guide Table 12 to which you want to associate in this field manually. Otherwise, enter Any to have the AG-120 associate to any AP or roam between any the wireless security is deactivated. This field displays the SSID (Service Set IDentifier) of each AP or peer device. Click
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    32 Station Mode: Profile: Select a Channel ZyXEL AG-120 User's Guide The following table describes the labels in this you can only use WEP encryption method. Otherwise, select Disabled to allow the AG-120 to communicate with the access points or other peer wireless computers without any data
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    ZyXEL AG-120 User's Guide Figure 33 Station Mode: Profile: Security Settings 4 The screen varies depending on the encryption method you selected in the previous screen. The settings must be exactly the same on the APs or other peer wireless computers as they are on the AG-120. Refer to Section
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    Mode: Profile: Confirm New Settings ZyXEL AG-120 User's Guide 6 To use this network profile, click the Activate Now button. Otherwise, click the Activate Later button. You can activate only one profile at a time. Note: Once you activate a profile, the ZyXEL utility will use that profile the
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    ZyXEL AG-120 User's Guide Figure 37 Station Mode: Advanced 4.6 The Adapter Screen To set the advanced features on the AG-120, click the Adapter tab. Figure 38 Station Mode: Adapter 62 Chapter 4 Wireless Station Mode Configuration
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    clients. Select this check box to enable WMM (Wi-Fi MultiMedia) QoS (Quality of Service) on the AG-120. Select this check box to enable OTIST. Enter the same setup key (up to eight printable characters) as the ZyXEL AP or wireless router to which you want to associate. The default OTIST setup key
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    ZyXEL AG-120 User's Guide 64 Chapter 4 Wireless Station Mode Configuration
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    ZyXEL AG-120 User's Guide CHAPTER 5 Access Point Mode Configuration This chapter shows you how to configure your AG-120 in access point mode. 5.1 Access Point Mode Introduction To use your AG-120 as an Access Point (AP), select AP Mode in any utility screen (refer to Section 1.2.3 on page 25). In
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    ZyXEL AG-120 User's Guide 5.1.2 Additional Setup Requirements To bridge your wired and wireless network using the AG-120, the following requirements must be met: 1 The AG-120 must be installed on a computer connected to the wired network. 2 Either configure network sharing (refer to Appendix B on
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    ZyXEL AG-120 User's Guide Table 16 Access Point Mode: Link Info (continued) LABEL DESCRIPTION Transmission Rate This field displays the current transmission rate of the AG-120 in megabits per second (Mbps). Security This field shows whether data encryption is activated (WEP) or inactive (
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    ZyXEL AG-120 User's Guide The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table a passphrase of up to 63 case-sensitive printable characters. As you enter the passphrase, the AG-120 automatically generates four different WEP key and displays it in the key field below. Refer to Section
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    ZyXEL AG-120 User's Guide Table 17 Access Point Mode: Configuration (continued) LABEL DESCRIPTION Key x (where x is a Select this option if you want to manually enter the WEP keys. number between 1 Enter the WEP key in the field provided. and 4) If you select 64 Bits in the WEP field. Enter
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    ZyXEL AG-120 User's Guide Figure 42 Access Point Mode: Advanced 5.5 The MAC Filter Screen The MAC Filter screen allows you to configure the AG-120 to give exclusive access to (Accept) devices or exclude devices from (Reject) connecting to the AG-120. The MAC address is assigned at the factory and
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    Figure 43 Access Point Mode: MAC Filter ZyXEL AG-120 User's Guide The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 18 Access Point Mode: MAC Filter LABEL Filter Type Filter MAC Address 1-16 Save Cancel
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    ZyXEL AG-120 User's Guide 72 Chapter 5 Access Point Mode Configuration
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    of the AG-120 driver. This field displays the version number of the ZyXEL utility. 6.2 Uninstalling the ZyXEL Utility Follow the steps below to remove (or uninstall) the ZyXEL utility from your computer. 1 Click Start, (All) Programs, ZyXEL AG-120 Utility, Uninstall ZyXEL AG-120 Software. 2 When
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    ZyXEL AG-120 User's Guide Figure 45 Uninstall: Confirm 3 Click Finish to complete uninstalling the software and restart the computer when prompted. Figure 46 Uninstall: Finish 6.3 Upgrading the ZyXEL Utility Note: Before you uninstall the ZyXEL utility, take note of your current wireless
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    ZyXEL AG-120 User's Guide 6 Insert the AG-120 and check the version numbers in the About screen to make sure the new utility is installed properly. Chapter 6 Maintenance 75
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    ZyXEL AG-120 User's Guide 76 Chapter 6 Maintenance
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    ZyXEL AG-120 User's Guide CHAPTER 7 Troubleshooting This chapter covers potential problems and the possible remedies. After each problem description, some instructions are provided to help you to diagnose and to solve the problem. 7.1 Problems Starting the ZyXEL Utility Table 20 Troubleshooting
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    ZyXEL AG-120 User's Guide 7.3 Problem with the Link Quality Table 22 Troubleshooting Link 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
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    ZyXEL AG-120 User's Guide APPENDIX A Product Specifications Table 24 Product Specifications PHYSICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL Operating Temperature Storage Temperature Operating Humidity Storage Humidity Voltage Weight Dimension ZyXEL AG-120 802.11a/b/g Wireless CardBus Card CardBus Type II IEEE 802.11a
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    ZyXEL AG-120 User's Guide Table 24 Product Specifications (continued) Media Access OFDM RX Sensitivity 54 Mbps (OFDM): < -70 dBm 11 Mbps (CCK): < -85 dBm SOFTWARE SPECIFICATIONS Device Drivers Security Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition, Windows ME, Windows 2000, Windows XP 64/128/256-bit
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    ZyXEL AG-120 User's Guide APPENDIX B Access Point Mode Setup Example This example uses the network sharing feature in Windows 2000 to bridge the wired and wireless network when you set the AG-120 in access point (AP) mode. Refer to Chapter 5 on page 65 for setup methods and requirements. Steps may
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    ZyXEL AG-120 User's Guide Figure 48 Windows 2000: Network and Dial-up Connections 4 A Properties screen displays. Click the Sharing tab and select Enable Internet Connection Sharing for this connection.
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    ZyXEL AG-120 User's Guide Figure 50 WIndows 2000: Network Properties: Select Network Adapter 5 A notice screen displays. Click Yes. Figure 51 Windows 2000: Local Network Configuring the Wireless Station Computer
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    ZyXEL AG-120 User's Guide 84 Appendix B Access Point Mode Setup Example
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    you how to manage your AG-120 using the Windows XP wireless zero configuration tool. Be sure you have the Windows XP service pack 2 installed on your computer. Otherwise, you should at least have the Windows XP service pack 1 already on your computer and download the support patch for WPA from the
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    ZyXEL AG-120 User's Guide Figure 53 Windows XP SP2: Wireless Network Connection Status 4 The Wireless Network Connection Properties screen displays. Click the Wireless Networks tab. Make sure the Use
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    ZyXEL AG-120 User's Guide Figure 55 Windows XP SP2: Wireless Network Connection Properties If you see the following screen, refer to article 871122 on the Microsoft web site for
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    ZyXEL AG-120 User's Guide Figure 57 Windows XP SP2: System Tray Icon The type of the wireless network icon in Windows XP SP2 indicates the status of the AG-120. Refer to the following table for details. Table 25 Windows XP SP2: System Tray Icon ICON DESCRIPTION The AG-120 is connected to a
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    ZyXEL AG-120 User's Guide Figure 59 Windows XP SP1: Wireless Network Connection Status 3 Windows XP SP2: Click Refresh network list to reload and search for available wireless devices within
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    ZyXEL AG-120 User's Guide The following table describes the icons in the wireless network list. this wireless network is your preferred network. Ordering your preferred networks is important because the AG-120 tries to associate to the preferred network first in the order that you specify. Refer
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    ZyXEL AG-120 User's Guide If there is no security activated for the selected wireless network, a DESCRIPTION This denotes the wireless network is an available wireless network. This denotes the AG-120 is associated to the wireless network. This denotes the wireless network is not available.
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    ZyXEL AG-120 User's Guide Association Select a network in the Preferred networks list and advanced) The key is provided for me automatically DESCRIPTION This field displays the SSID (Service Set IDentifier) of each wireless network. This field automatically shows the authentication method (Share
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    ZyXEL AG-120 User's Guide Table 28 Windows XP: Wireless (network) properties: Association (continued) LABEL DESCRIPTION This is a computer-tocomputer (ad hoc) network; wireless access points are not used If
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    ZyXEL AG-120 User's Guide Table 29 Windows XP: Wireless (network) properties: Authentication (continued) LABEL Authenticate as computer when computer information is available Authenticate as guest when user or computer
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    ZyXEL AG-120 User's Guide The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 30 Windows XP: Protected EAP Properties LABEL Validate server certificate Connect to these servers Trusted
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    ZyXEL AG-120 User's Guide The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 31 Windows XP: Smart Card or other Certificate Properties LABEL DESCRIPTION Use my smart card
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    ZyXEL AG-120 User's Guide Figure 68 Windows XP SP2: Wireless Networks: Preferred Networks Windows XP SP1: In the Wireless Network connection information of the selected network. Click Add to add a preferred network into the list manually. Appendix C Management with Wireless Zero Configuration 97
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    ZyXEL AG-120 User's Guide 98 Appendix C Management with Wireless Zero Configuration
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    ZyXEL AG-120 User's Guide APPENDIX D Wireless Security Types of EAP Authentication This section discusses some popular authentication types: EAP-MD5, EAP-TLS, EAP-TTLS, PEAP and LEAP. Your wireless LAN device may not support all authentication types. EAP (Extensible Authentication Protocol) is an
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    ZyXEL AG-120 User's Guide imposes a management overhead. EAP-TTLS (Tunneled Transport Layer Service) EAP-TTLS is an extension of the EAP-TLS authentication thus client identity is protected. For client authentication, EAP-TTLS supports EAP methods and legacy authentication methods such as PAP, CHAP,
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    ZyXEL AG-120 User's Guide For added security, certificate-based authentications (EAP-TLS, EAP-TTLS and PEAP) an external RADIUS server or not. Select WEP only when the AP and/or wireless clients do not support WPA or WPA2. WEP is less secure than WPA or WPA2. Encryption Both WPA and WPA2 improve
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    ZyXEL AG-120 User's Guide TKIP uses 128-bit keys that are dynamically generated and distributed by the WPA include key caching and pre-authentication. These two features are optional and may not be supported in all wireless devices. Key caching allows a wireless client to store the PMK it derived
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    ZyXEL AG-120 User's Guide WPA(2)-PSK Application Example A WPA(2)s-PSK application looks as follows. 1 First enter identical passwords into the AP and all wireless clients. The Pre-Shared Key (
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    ZyXEL AG-120 User's Guide Figure 71 WPA(2) with RADIUS Application Example Security Parameters . Table 33 Wireless Security Relational Matrix AUTHENTICATION METHOD/ KEY MANAGEMENT PROTOCOL ENCRYPTION METHOD ENTER MANUAL KEY Open None No Open Shared WPA WPA-PSK WPA2 WPA2-PSK WEP No Yes
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    ZyXEL AG-120 User's Guide APPENDIX E Setting up Your Computer's IP Address All computers must have a 10M or 100M Ethernet adapter card and TCP/IP installed. Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP, Macintosh OS 7 and later operating systems and all versions of UNIX/LINUX include the software components you need
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    ZyXEL AG-120 User's Guide Figure 72 WIndows 95/98/Me: Network: Configuration Installing Components The Network window Configuration tab displays a list of installed components. You need a network adapter, the
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    ZyXEL AG-120 User's Guide 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
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    ZyXEL AG-120 User's Guide Figure 74 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
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    Figure 75 Windows XP: Start Menu ZyXEL AG-120 User's Guide 2 For Windows XP, click Network Connections. For Windows 2000/NT, click Network and Dial-up Connections. Figure 76 Windows XP: Control Panel 3 Right-click Local
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    ZyXEL AG-120 User's Guide Figure 77 Windows XP: Control Panel: Network Connections: Properties 4 Select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) (under the General tab in Win XP) and click Properties. Figure
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    ZyXEL AG-120 User's Guide • If you have a static IP address click Use the following gateways. • In TCP/IP Gateway Address, type the IP address of the default gateway in Gateway. To manually configure a default metric (the number of transmission hops), clear the Automatic metric check box and type a
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    ZyXEL AG-120 User's Guide • Click Obtain DNS server address automatically if you do not ENTER]. You can also open Network Connections, right-click a network connection, click Status and then click the Support tab. Macintosh OS 8/9 1 Click the Apple menu, Control Panel and double-click TCP/IP to open
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    Figure 81 Macintosh OS 8/9: Apple Menu ZyXEL AG-120 User's Guide 2 Select Ethernet built-in from the Connect via list. Figure 82 Macintosh OS 8/9: TCP/IP 3 For dynamically assigned settings, select Using DHCP Server from the Configure: list. Appendix E Setting up Your Computer's IP Address 113
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    ZyXEL AG-120 User's Guide 4 For statically assigned settings, do the following: • From the Configure box, select Manually. • Type your IP address in the IP Address box. • Type your subnet mask in the Subnet mask box. • Type the IP address of your gateway
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    Figure 84 Macintosh OS X: Network ZyXEL AG-120 User's Guide 4 For statically assigned settings, do the following: • From the Configure box, select Manually. • Type your IP address in the IP Address box. • Type your subnet mask in the Subnet mask box. • Type the IP address of your gateway
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    ZyXEL AG-120 User's Guide 116 Appendix E Setting up Your Computer's IP Address
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    creating a new profile 57 current configuration 46 current connection status 46 current status 66 Customer Support 8 Index ZyXEL AG-120 User's Guide Index D data encryption 49 dBm 68 Disclaimer 3 driver version 73 Dynamic WEP Key Exchange 100 E EAP Authentication 40 Enabling OTIST 41 Encryption 101
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    ZyXEL AG-120 User's Guide L link information 46, 66 M MAC Filter 70 MAC Filter action 71 Message Integrity Check (MIC) 40, 101 N network type 47 O One-Touch Intelligent Security Technology
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    102 user authentication 39 V voltage 79 W WEP 39, 50, 68 manual setup 39, 51, 69 passphrase 39, 50, 68 WEP (Wired 88 WZC (Wireless Zero Configuration) 26 Z ZyXEL G-220 v2 Modes 25 ZyXEL Limited Warranty Index ZyXEL AG-120 User's Guide Note 6 ZyXEL Utility 26 accessing 27 help 27 opening 27
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ZyXEL AG-120
802.11a/g Wireless CardBus Card
User’s Guide
Version 1.00
Edition 1
9/2006