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    ZyXEL AG-220 802.11a/g Wireless USB Adapter User's Guide Version 1.10 Edition 1 5/2008
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    ZyXEL AG-220 User's Guide Copyright Copyright © 2008 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-220 User's Guide Certifications Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Interference Statement The device complies with Part 15 of FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: • This
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    ZyXEL AG-220 User's Guide • For operation within 5.15 ~ 5.25GHz frequency range, it is 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-220 User's Guide Safety Warnings For your safety, be sure to read and follow all warning 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
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    ZyXEL AG-220 User's Guide ZyXEL Limited Warranty ZyXEL warrants to the original end user (purchaser) that this a particular use or purpose. ZyXEL shall in no event be held liable for indirect or consequential damages of any kind to the purchaser. To obtain the services of this warranty, contact your
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    ZyXEL AG-220 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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    ZyXEL AG-220 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/
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    ZyXEL AG-220 User's Guide 10 Customer Support
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    AG-220 User's Guide Table of Contents Copyright ...3 Certifications ...4 Safety Warnings ...6 ZyXEL Limited Warranty 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-220 23 1.1.1 Note for Windows
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    ZyXEL AG-220 User's Guide Chapter 3 Wireless LAN Network 37 3.1 Wireless LAN Overview 37 3.2 Wireless LAN Security 38 3.2.1 Hide SSID The Advanced Screen 66 4.6 The Adapter Screen 67 4.7 The Adapter Screen (Windows Vista 68 4.8 Security Settings in Windows Vista 69 4.8.1 Using PEAP in Vista
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    The About Screen 81 6.2 Uninstalling the ZyXEL Utility 81 6.2.1 Windows XP 81 6.2.2 Windows Vista 82 6.3 Upgrading the ZyXEL Utility 84 Chapter 7 Troubleshooting 85 7.1 Problems Starting the ZyXEL Utility 85 7.2 Problem Connecting to an Access Point 85 7.3 Problem with the Link Quality 86
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    ZyXEL AG-220 User's Guide 14 Table of Contents
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    ZyXEL AG-220 User's Guide List of Figures Figure 1 Application: Infrastructure 24 Figure 2 Application: Ad-Hoc 25 Figure 3 Application: Access Point Mode 25 Figure 4 ZyXEL Utility: Change Modes 26 Figure 5 ZyXEL Utility: System Tray Icon 26 Figure 6 Enable WZC 27 Figure 7 Infrastructure
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    ZyXEL AG-220 User's Guide Figure 39 Station Mode: Profile: Security Settings 65 Figure 40 Station Mode: Profile: Confirm New Settings 65 Figure 41 Station Mode: Profile: Activate the Profile 66 Figure 42 Station Mode: Advanced 66 Figure 43 Station Mode: Adapter 67 Figure 44 Station Mode:
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    ZyXEL AG-220 User's Guide Figure 82 Windows XP SP1: Wireless Network Connection Properties 102 Figure 83 Windows XP SP2: Wireless Network Connection Properties 102 Figure 84 Windows XP SP2: WZC Not Available 103 Figure 85 Windows XP SP2: System Tray Icon 103 Figure 86 Windows XP SP2: Wireless
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    ZyXEL AG-220 User's Guide 18 List of Figures
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    23 Troubleshooting Starting ZyXEL Utility 85 Table 24 Troubleshooting Access Point Connection Problem 85 Table 25 Troubleshooting Link Quality 86 Table 26 Troubleshooting Communication Problems 86 Table 27 Product Specifications 87 Table 28 Vista: Connect Manually 97 Table 29 Windows XP SP2
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    ZyXEL AG-220 User's Guide 20 List of Tables
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    ZyXEL AG-220 User's Guide Preface Congratulations on your purchase of the ZyXEL AG-220 802.11a/g Wireless USB Adapter. Your AG-220 plugs into a USB port on your computer and allows you to access wireless networks. Your AG-220 is easy to install and configure. About This User's Guide This manual is
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    ZyXEL AG-220 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-220 User's Guide CHAPTER 1 Getting Started This chapter introduces the AG-220 and prepares you to use the ZyXEL utility. 1.1 About Your AG-220 The AG-220 is an IEEE 802.11a/b/g compliant wireless LAN adapter. You can also turn your AG-220 into an access point (AP) using the ZyXEL utility.
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    ZyXEL AG-220 User's Guide 1.2.1.1 Infrastructure To connect to a network via an access point (AP), set the AG-220 network type to Infrastructure. small independent wireless workgroup without an AP, use Ad-Hoc. Ad-Hoc does not require an AP or a wired network. Two or more wireless clients communicate
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    to the wireless LAN, so wireless stations B and C can access the Internet. 1.2.3 Changing AG-220 Mode To change between the modes, select either Station Mode or AP Mode in any ZyXEL utility screens. Note: This feature is not available in the Windows Vista utility. The Windows Vista utility only
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    ZyXEL AG-220 User's Guide Figure 4 ZyXEL Utility: Change Modes 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-220 Hardware and Utility Installation Follow the instructions in the Quick Start
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    , ZyXEL AG-220 Wireless Adapter Software. 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-220 User's Guide Note: Click the icon (located in the top right corner) to display the online help window. 28 Chapter 1 Getting Started
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    ZyXEL AG-220 User's Guide CHAPTER 2 Tutorial The following sections show you how to join a wireless network 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
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    ZyXEL AG-220 User's Guide 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 displays in the Available Network List, that means there is no wireless configured, a window will pop up
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    Figure 10 ZyXEL Utility: Confirm Save ZyXEL AG-220 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
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    ZyXEL AG-220 User's Guide This example illustrates how to set up a profile and connect the wireless client to an access point configured for WPA-PSK security. In this example, the AP's SSID is "SSID_Example3" and its pre-shared key is "ThisismyWPA-
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    Figure 14 ZyXEL Utility: Profile Security ZyXEL AG-220 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 Utility: Profile
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    the Troubleshooting section of this User's Guide or contact your network administrator if necessary. 2.3 Configuring the AG-220 as an AP Note: This mode is not available in the Windows Vista version of the utility. In access point mode, your AG-220 allows you to set up your wireless network without
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    Figure 18 ZyXEL Utility: AP: Link Info ZyXEL AG-220 User's Guide 2 If you want to change the SSID and enable wireless security for your AG-220, click the Configuration tab and refer to Section 5.3 on page 75 for detailed field descriptions. Note: Only WEP security is available when the AG-220 is
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    ZyXEL AG-220 User's Guide 36 Chapter 2 Tutorial
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    ZyXEL AG-220 User's Guide CHAPTER 3 Wireless LAN Network This chapter provides background information on wireless LAN networks. 3.1 Wireless LAN Overview The following figure provides an example of a wireless network with an AP. See Figure 2 on page 25 for an Ad Hoc network example. Figure 20
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    ZyXEL AG-220 User's Guide • 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
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    by writing down the four automatically generated WEP keys from the Security Settings screen of the ZyXEL utility and entering them manually as the WEP keys in the other WLAN adapter(s). • Enter the WEP keys manually. Your AG-220 allows you to configure up to four 64-bit, 128-bit or 256-bit WEP keys
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    ZyXEL AG-220 User's Guide • Open System mode is implemented for ease-of-use and when security is not an issue. The wireless station and the AP or peer computer do not share a secret key. Thus the wireless stations can associate with any AP or peer computer and listen to any transmitted data that is
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    WPA or WPA2. 3.3 WiFi Protected Setup Note: This feature is for Windows Vista only. When using the Windows Vista ZyXEL utility your AG-220 supports WiFi Protected Setup (WPS), which is an easy way to set up a secure wireless network. WPS is an industry standard specification, defined by the WiFi
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    ZyXEL AG-220 User's Guide 3.3.2 PIN Configuration Each WPS-enabled device has its own devices within two minutes. Note: Use the configuration utility to activate WPS, not the push-button on the device itself. 6 On a computer connected to the wireless client, try to connect to the Internet. If you
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    : 123456 WPS Enter WPS PIN from other device: ZyXEL AG-220 User's Guide REGISTRAR WPS START WPS START WITHIN 2 MINUTES SECURE . Whether WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK is used depends on the standards supported by the devices. If the registrar is already part of a network Chapter 3 Wireless LAN Network 43
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    ZyXEL AG-220 User's Guide Figure 22 How WPS works ACTIVATE WPS WITHIN 2 MINUTES some WPS-enabled wireless clients. By default, a WPS devices is "unconfigured". This means that it is not part of an existing network and can act as either enrollee or registrar (if it supports both functions).
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    Figure 23 WPS: Example Network Step 1 ENROLLEE ZyXEL AG-220 User's Guide REGISTRAR CLIENT 1 SECURITY INFO AP1 In step 2, you add another wireless client to the network. You know that Client 1 supports registrar mode, but it is better to use AP1 for the WPS handshake with the new client since
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    ZyXEL AG-220 User's Guide Figure . • WPS works in Infrastructure networks only (where an AP and a wireless client communicate). It does not work in Ad-Hoc networks (where there is to discover the key the network is using (if the device supports this feature). Then, you can enter the key into the non
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    ZyXEL AG-220 User's Guide You can easily check to see if this has happened. support OTIST and are within transmission range. You can also choose to have OTIST generate a WPA-PSK key for you if you didn't configure one manually. 3.4.1 Enabling OTIST You must enable OTIST on both the AP and wireless
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    ZyXEL AG-220 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-220 User's Guide 1 In the AP, a web configurator screen pops up showing you the security settings to transfer. After reviewing the settings, click OK. 2 This screen appears while OTIST settings are being transferred. It closes when the transfer is complete. • In the wireless client, you see
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    ZyXEL AG-220 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. 50 Chapter 3 Wireless LAN Network
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    ZyXEL AG-220 User's Guide CHAPTER 4 Wireless Station Mode Configuration This chapter shows you how to configure your AG-220 in wireless station mode. See Chapter 5 on page 73 for how to configure the AG-220 in access point mode. 4.1 Wireless Station Mode Overview To set your AG-220 to wireless
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    ZyXEL AG-220 User's Guide 4.2 The Link Info Screen When the ZyXEL utility starts, the Link Info screen displays, showing the current configuration and connection status of your AG-220. Figure 27 Station Mode: Link Info The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 3 Station Mode:
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    ZyXEL AG-220 User's Guide Table 3 Station Mode: Link Info (continued) LABEL Authentication Network Mode Total Transmit Total Receive Link Quality Trend Chart Signal Strength Link Quality DESCRIPTION This field displays the authentication method of the AG-220. This field displays the wireless
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    ZyXEL AG-220 User's Guide 4.3 The Site Survey Screen Use the Site Survey screen to scan for and connect to a wireless network automatically. Figure 29 Station Mode: Site Survey The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 5 Station Mode: Site Survey LABEL DESCRIPTION Available
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    ZyXEL AG-220 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 was scanned. 4.3.1 Security Settings When you configure the AG-220
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    ZyXEL AG-220 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 keys must be set up exactly the same on all wireless devices in the same wireless LAN. ASCII WEP keys are case sensitive. Back Next
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    ZyXEL AG-220 User's Guide The following table describes the Note: At the time of writing Login Name and Password are not available on Windows Vista. Figure 32 Station Mode: Security Settings: WPA/WPA2 The following table describes TLS and PEAP. Chapter 4 Wireless Station Mode Configuration 57
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    ZyXEL AG-220 User's Guide Table 8 Station used by the RADIUS server or AP for client authentication is MS CHAP v2. Click Back to go to the Site Survey screen to select and connect on Windows Vista. Figure 33 Station Mode: Security Setting: 802.1x 58 Chapter 4 Wireless Station Mode Configuration
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    ZyXEL AG-220 User's Guide : At the time of writing this field is not available on Windows Vista. This field is not available when you select TLS in the the RADIUS server or AP for client authentication is MS CHAP v2. Click Back to go to the Site Survey screen to Wireless Station Mode Configuration 59
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    ZyXEL AG-220 User's Guide Figure 34 Confirm Save Screen The following table describes Profile Screen A profile is a set of wireless parameters that you need to connect to a wireless network. With a profile activated, each time you start the AG-220, it automatically scans for the specific SSID and
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    ZyXEL AG-220 User's Guide Click the Profile tab in the ZyXEL utility program to display the Profile screen as shown next. The profile function allows you to save the wireless network settings in this screen, or use one of the pre-configured network profiles. Figure 35 Station Mode: Profile The
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    ZyXEL AG-220 User's Guide Table 11 Station Mode: Profile (continued) LABEL SSID Channel Security Transfer Rate DESCRIPTION This field displays the SSID (Service Set IDentifier) of the profile. This field displays the channel number used by the profile. This field shows whether data encryption is
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    ZyXEL AG-220 User's Guide Table 12 Station Mode: Profile: Add a New Profile (continued) LABEL Scan Info , , or SSID Scan Select DESCRIPTION This table displays the information of the available wireless networks within the transmission range. denotes that the wireless device is in infrastructure
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    ZyXEL AG-220 User's Guide 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 number from the drop-down list box. To associate to an ad-hoc network, you must use the same channel
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    Figure 39 Station Mode: Profile: Security Settings ZyXEL AG-220 User's Guide 5 This read-only screen shows a summary of the profile at a time. Note: Once you activate a profile, the ZyXEL utility will use that profile the next time it is started. Chapter 4 Wireless Station Mode Configuration 65
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    ZyXEL AG-220 User's Guide Figure 41 Station Mode: Profile: Activate the Profile 4.5 The Advanced Screen To set the network mode of the AG-220, click the Advanced tab. Note: This screen is not available in Windows Vista. Figure 42 Station Mode: Advanced The following table describes the labels in
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    ZyXEL AG-220 User's Guide 4.6 The Adapter Screen To set the other advanced features on the AG-220, click the Adapter tab. Note: This screen is different in Windows Vista. Please refer to Section 4.7 on page 68 for the Windows Vista screen. Figure 43 Station Mode: Adapter The following table
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    ZyXEL AP or wireless router all within three minutes. See Section 3.4 on page 47 for more information. Click Save to save the changes to the AG-220 and return to the Link Info screen. 4.7 The Adapter Screen (Windows Vista) This screen is only available in the Windows Vista version of the utility
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    ZyXEL AG-220 User's Guide The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 16 Station Mode: Adapter (Windows Vista) LABEL Adapter Setting OTIST (OneTouch Intelligent Security Technology) Setup Key Start WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) PBC PIN Manual Input Start Save DESCRIPTION Select
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    ZyXEL AG-220 User's Guide 4.8.1 Using PEAP in Vista Take the following steps to set up WPA, WPA2 or 802.1x security using PEAP in Windows disappears and the AG-220 tries to connect to the network. The ZyXEL utility's Link Info screen Windows Vista. 70 Chapter 4 Wireless Station Mode Configuration
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    ZyXEL AG-220 User's Guide 1 AG-220 tries to connect to the network. The ZyXEL utility's Link Info screen displays, showing the connection status (see Section 4.2 on page 52). If the Link Info screen displays an active connection, you have successfully completed the procedure. Chapter 4 Wireless
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    ZyXEL AG-220 User's Guide 72 Chapter 4 Wireless Station Mode Configuration
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    in Windows Vista. 5.1 Access Point Mode Introduction To set your AG-220 to access point (AP) mode, select AP Mode in any utility screen (refer to Section 1.2.3 on page 25). Access point mode allows you to set up your wireless networks without using a dedicated AP. 5.1.1 ZyXEL Utility Screen
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    and wireless network using the AG-220, the following requirements must be met: 1 The AG-220 must be installed on a computer connected to the wired network. 2 Either bridge the two interfaces (wireless and wired) on the computer (using the Configuration screen of the ZyXEL utility in Windows XP) or
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    . MAC Address Refresh This field displays the MAC addresses of a wireless client that is currently connected to the AG-220. Click Refresh to update this screen. 5.3 The Configuration Screen Click Configuration in the ZyXEL utility screen to display the screen as shown. Figure 51 Access Point
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    ZyXEL AG-220 User's Guide The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 19 Access Point Mode: Configuration LABEL DESCRIPTION Wireless Settings SSID Hide SSID Channel Output Power Bridge Security Settings WEP Authentication Type Pass Phrase Transmit Key The SSID identifies the
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    ZyXEL AG-220 User's Guide Table 19 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-220 User's Guide Figure 52 Access Point Mode: Advanced The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 20 Access Point Mode: Advanced LABEL Advanced Setting Frequency Save DESCRIPTION Choose a network mode. Select 802.11b+g to have your AG-220 connect to other wireless
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    Mode: MAC Filter ZyXEL AG-220 User's Guide The following table describes AG-220. Select Accept to permit access to the AG-220, MAC addresses not listed will be denied access to the AG-220. Specify the MAC address(es) of the wireless station(s) that is allowed or denied association to the AG-220
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    ZyXEL AG-220 User's Guide 80 Chapter 5 Access Point Mode Configuration
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    This field displays the version number of the AG-220 driver. This field displays the version number of the ZyXEL utility. 6.2 Uninstalling the ZyXEL Utility 6.2.1 Windows XP Follow the steps below to remove (or uninstall) the ZyXEL utility from your Windows XP computer. Chapter 6 Maintenance 81
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    ZyXEL AG-220 User's Guide 1 Click Start, (All) Programs, ZyXEL AG-220 Wireless USB Adapter Utility, Uninstall ZyXEL AG-220 Wireless USB Adapter Utility. 2 When prompted, click OK or Yes to remove the driver and the utility software. Figure 55 Uninstall: Confirm 3 Click Finish to complete
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    Uninstall: Control Panel 4 On the Uninstall Program screen double click ZyXEL AG-220 Wireless USB Adapter Utility. You may need to scroll down to find this if you have many programs installed. Figure 60 Uninstall: Control Panel 5 Windows Vista will ask for your permission to uninstall the program
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    ZyXEL AG-220 User's Guide Figure 62 Uninstall: Finish 6.3 Upgrading the ZyXEL Utility Note: Before you uninstall the ZyXEL utility, take note of your current wireless configurations. To perform the upgrade, follow the steps below. 1 Download the latest version of the utility from the ZyXEL web site
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    ZyXEL AG-220 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 23 Troubleshooting
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    ZyXEL AG-220 User's Guide 7.3 Problem with the Link Quality Table 25 Troubleshooting Link Quality PROBLEM CORRECTIVE ACTION working properly. • Make sure the AG-220 computer and the associated AP use the same SSID. • Change the AP and the associated wireless clients to use another radio channel
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    Name Interface Standards Network Architectures Operating Temperature Storage Temperature Operating Humidity Storage Humidity Power Voltage Weight Dimension ZyXEL AG-220 802.11a/g Wireless USB Adapter USB 2.0 compatible IEEE 802.11a IEEE 802.11b IEEE 802.11g Infrastructure Ad-Hoc 0 ~ 50 degrees
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    ZyXEL AG-220 User's Guide Table 27 Product Specifications (continued) Operating 11 Mbps: < -85 dBm SOFTWARE SPECIFICATIONS Device Drivers Security Roaming Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition, Windows ME, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows XP 64-bit edition, Windows Vista 64/128/256-bit WEP
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    ZyXEL AG-220 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-220 in access point (AP) mode. Refer to Chapter 5 on page 73 for setup methods and requirements. Steps may
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    ZyXEL AG-220 User's Guide Figure 64 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. Click OK. Figure 65 Windows 2000: Network Properties If there is more than one network adapter
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    ZyXEL AG-220 User's Guide Figure 66 WIndows 2000: Network Properties: Select Network Adapter 5 A notice screen displays. Click Yes. Figure 67 Windows 2000: Local Network Configuring the Wireless Station Computer Refer to Appendix E on page 121 for information on how to set up the IP address of a
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    ZyXEL AG-220 User's Guide 92 Appendix B
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    ZyXEL AG-220 User's Guide APPENDIX C Windows Wireless Management This appendix shows you how to manage your AG-220 using the Windows Vista and Windows XP wireless configuration tools. Windows Vista Take the following steps to connect to a wireless network using the Windows Vista wireless
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    ZyXEL AG-220 User's Guide Figure 69 Vista: The Connect To Window The security status of each wireless network displays, as well as an connect does not display, see the section on setting up a connection manually on page 96. 3 If security is enabled, you may be prompted to enter your security
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    Figure 71 Vista: Enter Security Key ZyXEL AG-220 User's Guide Your computer tries to connect to the wireless network. Figure 72 Vista: Connecting If your computer has connected to the wireless network successfully, the following screen displays. Appendix C 95
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    ZyXEL AG-220 User's Guide Figure 73 Vista: Successful Connection 4 If you will use this network again, ensure that Save this network is selected. If you save the network, you do not have to configure its settings again. 5 Select Start this connection automatically if you want Windows to always try
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    Vista: Choose a Connection Option ZyXEL AG-220 User's Guide 2 Click Manually connect to a wireless network. The following screen displays. Figure 75 Vista: Connect Manually The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 28 Vista: Connect Manually LABEL DESCRIPTION Network name
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    ZyXEL AG-220 User's Guide Table 28 Vista: Connect Manually LABEL DESCRIPTION Encryption type Select the type of encryption used by the network. When you use WEP or 802.1x, WEP displays. When you use a WPA mode (WPA(2)-Personal or WPA(2)-Enterprise) you can choose AES or TKIP (if supported window
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    ZyXEL AG-220 User's Guide 1 Click Start ( ) > Connect To. In the Connect to screen, click Set up a connection or network. The following screen displays. Figure 77 Vista: Set Up An Ad-hoc Network 2 Select Set up a wireless ad hoc (computer-to-computer) network and click Next. The following screen
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    ZyXEL AG-220 User's Guide 4 Enter the Security key/Passphrase. Everybody on the network must enter this key in their computer's wireless client in order to access the network. If you want to see the characters you entered, select the Display characters box. Otherwise, leave it empty (
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    ZyXEL AG-220 User's Guide Figure 80 Windows XP SP1: Wireless Network Connection Status Figure 81 Windows XP SP2: Wireless Network Connection Status 4 The Wireless Network Connection Properties screen displays. Click the Wireless Networks tab. Make sure the Use Windows to configure my wireless
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    ZyXEL AG-220 User's Guide Figure 82 Windows XP SP1: Wireless Network Connection Properties Figure 83 Windows XP SP2: Wireless Network Connection Properties If you see the following screen, refer to article 871122 on the Microsoft web site for information on starting WZC. 102 Appendix C
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    84 Windows XP SP2: WZC Not Available ZyXEL AG-220 User's Guide Connecting to a Wireless Network 1 Double-click the network icon for wireless connections in the system tray to open the Wireless Network Connection Status screen. Figure 85 Windows XP SP2: System Tray Icon The type of the wireless
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    ZyXEL AG-220 User's Guide Figure 86 Windows XP SP2: Wireless Network Connection Status Windows XP SP1: In the Wireless Network Connection Status screen, click Properties and the Wireless Networks tab to open the Wireless Network Connection Properties screen. Figure 87 Windows XP SP1: Wireless
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    ZyXEL AG-220 User's Guide Figure 88 Windows XP SP2: Wireless Network Connection The following table describes the icons in the wireless network list. Table 30 Windows XP SP2: Wireless Network Connection ICON DESCRIPTION This denotes that wireless security is activated for the wireless network.
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    ZyXEL AG-220 User's Guide Figure 89 Windows XP SP1: Wireless Network Connection Properties 4 4.Windows XP SP2: If the wireless security is activated for the selected wireless network, the Wireless Network Connection screen displays. You must set the related fields in the Wireless Network Connection
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    ZyXEL AG-220 User's Guide Figure 91 Windows XP SP2: Wireless Network Connection: No Security 5 Verify that you have successfully connected to the selected network and check the connection status in the wireless network list or the connection icon in the Preferred networks or Available networks list
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    ZyXEL AG-220 User's Guide The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 32 Windows XP: Wireless (network) properties: Association LABEL DESCRIPTION Network name (SSID) This field displays the SSID (Service Set IDentifier) of each wireless network. Network Authentication Data
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    ZyXEL AG-220 User's Guide Figure 93 Windows XP: Wireless (network) properties: Authentication The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 33 Windows XP: Wireless (network) properties: Authentication LABEL DESCRIPTION Enable IEEE 802.1x authentication for this network This
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    ZyXEL AG-220 User's Guide Protected EAP Properties Figure 94 Windows XP: Protected EAP Properties The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 34 Windows XP: Protected EAP Properties LABEL DESCRIPTION Validate server certificate Select the check box to verify the certificate
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    ZyXEL AG-220 User's Guide Smart Card or other Certificate Properties Figure 95 Windows XP: Smart Card or other Certificate Properties The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 35 Windows XP: Smart Card or other Certificate Properties LABEL DESCRIPTION Use my smart card
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    ZyXEL AG-220 User's Guide 1 Windows XP SP2: Click Change the order of preferred networks in the Wireless Network Connection screen (see Figure 88 on page 105). The screen displays as shown. Figure 96 Windows XP SP2: Wireless Networks: Preferred Networks Windows XP SP1: In the Wireless Network
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    ZyXEL AG-220 User's Guide the security, authentication or connection information of the selected network. Click Add to add a preferred network into the list manually. Appendix C 113
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    ZyXEL AG-220 User's Guide 114 Appendix C
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    ZyXEL AG-220 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-220 User's Guide EAP-TLS (Transport Layer Security) With EAP-TLS, digital certifications are needed by both the server and the wireless EAP-TTLS (Tunneled Transport Layer Service) EAP-TTLS is an supports EAP methods and legacy authentication methods such as PAP, CHAP, MS-CHAP and MS-CHAP v2
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    ZyXEL AG-220 User's Guide For added security, certificate-based authentications (EAP-TLS, EAP-TTLS (2) and WEP are improved data encryption and user authentication. If both an AP and the wireless clients support WPA2 and you have an external RADIUS server, use WPA2 for stronger data encryption. If
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    ZyXEL AG-220 User's Guide TKIP uses 128-bit keys that are dynamically generated and distributed by and may not be supported in all wireless devices. Key caching allows a wireless client to store the PMK it derived through a successful authentication with an AP. The wireless client uses the PMK when
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    ZyXEL AG-220 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 (PSK) must consist of between 8 and 63 ASCII characters or 64 hexadecimal characters (including spaces and
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    ZyXEL AG-220 User's Guide Figure 99 WPA(2) with RADIUS Application Example Security how you configure these security features. Table 37 Wireless Security Relational Matrix AUTHENTICATION METHOD/ KEY MANAGEMENT PROTOCOL ENCRYPTION METHOD ENTER MANUAL KEY Open None No Open Shared WPA WPA-PSK
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    ZyXEL AG-220 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 98/Me/2000/XP/Vista and later operating systems and all versions of UNIX/LINUX include the software components you need to install and
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    ZyXEL AG-220 User's Guide Figure 100 WIndows 98/Me: Network: Configuration Installing Components The Network window Configuration tab displays a list of installed components. You need a network adapter, the TCP/IP protocol and Client for Microsoft Networks. If you need the adapter: 1 In the Network
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    ZyXEL AG-220 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 so the changes you made take effect. Configuring 1 In the Network window Configuration tab, select your
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    ZyXEL AG-220 User's Guide Figure 102 Windows 98/Me: TCP/IP Properties: DNS Configuration 4 Click the Gateway window. 3 Select your network adapter. You should see your computer's IP address, subnet mask and default gateway. Windows 2000/XP 1 For Windows XP, click start, Control Panel. In Windows
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    Figure 103 Windows XP: Start Menu ZyXEL AG-220 User's Guide 2 For Windows XP, click Network Connections. For Windows 2000, click Network and Dial-up Connections. Figure 104 Windows XP: Control Panel 3 Right-click Local Area Connection and then click Properties. Appendix E 125
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    ZyXEL AG-220 User's Guide Figure 105 Windows XP: Control Panel: Network Connections: Properties 4 Select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) (under the General tab in Win XP) and click Properties. Figure 106 Windows XP: Local Area Connection Properties 5 The Internet Protocol TCP/IP Properties window opens
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    ZyXEL AG-220 User's Guide • If you have a static IP address click Use the following IP Address and fill in the IP address, Subnet mask, and Default gateway fields. Click Advanced. Figure 107 Windows XP of the default gateway in Gateway. To manually configure a default metric (the number of
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    ZyXEL AG-220 User's Guide • to order them. Figure 108 Windows XP: Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties 8 Click OK to close the Internet connection, click Status and then click the Support tab. Windows Vista This section shows screens from Windows Vista Enterprise Version 6.0. 1 Click the Start
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    Vista: Start Menu ZyXEL AG-220 User's Guide 2 In the Control Panel, double-click Network and Internet. Figure 110 Windows Vista: Control Panel 3 Click Network and Sharing Center. Figure 111 Windows Vista: Network And Internet 4 Click Manage network connections. Figure 112 Windows Vista: Network
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    ZyXEL AG-220 User's Guide 5 Right-click Local Area Connection and then click Properties. ? During this procedure, click Continue whenever Windows displays a screen saying that it needs your permission to continue. Figure 113 Windows Vista: Network and Sharing Center 6 Select Internet Protocol
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    ZyXEL AG-220 User's Guide • If you have a dynamic IP address click Obtain an IP address automatically. • If you have a static IP address click Use the following IP address and fill in the IP address, Subnet mask, and Default gateway fields. • Click Advanced. Figure 115 Windows To manually configure
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    ZyXEL AG-220 User's Guide Figure 116 Windows Vista: Advanced TCP/IP Properties 9 In the Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) Properties window, (the General tab): • Click Obtain DNS server address automatically if you do not know your DNS server IP address(es). • If you know your DNS
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    ZyXEL AG-220 User's Guide Figure 117 Windows Vista: Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) Properties 10 Click OK to close the Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) Properties window. 11 Click Close to close the Local Area Connection Properties window. 12 Close the Network Connections window. 13
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    ZyXEL AG-220 User's Guide 134 Appendix E
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    40, 116 Index ZyXEL AG-220 User's Guide Index Certifications 4 Notices 5 Viewing 5 Changing modes 25, 52 Channel 37, 52, 54, 63, 76, 88 Configuration 76 Configuration method 27 important note 27 Wireless Zero Configuration (WZC) 26, 27 Configuration methods ZyXEL utility 27 Configuration status 52
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    ZyXEL AG-220 User's Guide EAP-TLS 40 EAP-TTLS 40 Enabling OTIST 47 Encryption 54, 117 121 L Link information 52, 74 136 Link quality 53 M MAC 75 MAC filter 78, 86 action 79 Manual network connection 29 Maximum power save 68 Mbps 74 Message Integrity Check (MIC) 40, 117 Mode change 25 Modulation
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    88 Service Set Identity (SSID) 29, 37 Index ZyXEL AG-220 User's Guide Setup key 47, 68 Shared key authentication 40 Signal strength 53, 54 Site information 54 Site survey 54 scan 54 security settings 55 Sleep mode 68 SSID 29, 37, 52, 54, 74, 76, 86 Starting OTIST 48 Statistics 52 Support CD
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    connection 103 not available 102 preferred network 111 security setting 107 system tray icon 103 WZC (Wireless Zero Configuration) 27, 34 Z ZyXEL AG-220 Modes 25 ZyXEL Utility 27 accessing 27 driver version number 81 exiting 27 help 28 reactivating 27 status 27 system tray icon 26 upgrading 84
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ZyXEL AG-220
802.11a/g Wireless USB Adapter
User’s Guide
Version 1.10
Edition 1
5/2008