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    ZyXEL AG-225H v2 802.11a/g Wi-Fi Finder & Wireless USB Adapter User's Guide Version 1.00 Edition 1 6/2006
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    ZyXEL AG-225H v2 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-225H v2 User's Guide If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio/television EC region and Switzerland, with restrictions in France. Caution 1 The 802.11g Wireless LAN Adapter has been tested to the FCC exposure requirements (Specific Absorption Rate). 2 The equipment complies
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    ZyXEL AG-225H v2 User's Guide 在 5250MHz~5350MHz ZyXEL Limited Warranty ZyXEL the purchaser. To obtain the services of this warranty, contact ZyXEL's Service Center for your Return Material Authorization firmware upgrades and information at www.zyxel.com for global products, or at www.us
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    ZyXEL AG-225H v2 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.
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    ZyXEL AG-225H v2 User's Guide METHOD SUPPORT E-MAIL LOCATION POLAND SALES E-MAIL [email protected] TELEPHONEA FAX +48 (22) 333 8250 +48 (22) 333 8251 WEB SITE FTP SITE www.pl.zyxel.com RUSSIA http://zyxel.ru/support +7-095-542-89-29 [email protected] +7-095-542-89-25 www.zyxel.ru SPAIN
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    ZyXEL AG-225H v2 User's Guide 8 Customer Support
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    ZyXEL AG-225H v2 User's Guide Table of Contents Copyright ...3 Certifications ...3 ZyXEL Limited Warranty 5 Customer Support...6 Table of Contents ...9 List of Figures ...13 List of Tables ...15 Preface ...17 Chapter 1 Getting Started ...19 1.1 About Your AG-225H v2 19 1.2 Application Overview
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    ZyXEL AG-225H v2 User's Guide 3.2.1 Hide SSID 34 3.2.2 MAC Address Filter 34 3.2.3 User Authentication and Encryption 35 3.2.3.1 WEP 35 3.2.3.2 IEEE 802.1x 36 3.2.3.3 WPA and WPA2 36 Chapter 4 Wireless Station Mode Configuration 39 4.1 Wireless Station Mode Overview 39 4.1.1 ZyXEL Utility
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    ZyXEL AG-225H v2 User's Guide 7.3 Problem with the Link Quality 68 7.4 Problems Communicating With Other Computers 68 Appendix A Product Specifications 69 Appendix B Access Point Mode Setup Example 71 Appendix C Management with Wireless Zero Configuration 75 Appendix D Wireless
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    ZyXEL AG-225H v2 User's Guide 12 Table of Contents
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    ZyXEL AG-225H v2 User's Guide List of Figures Figure 1 Application: Infrastructure 20 Figure 2 Application: Ad-Hoc 20 Figure 3 Application: Access Point Mode 21 Figure 4 ZyXEL Utility: Change Modes 21 Figure 5 ZyXEL the Profile 54 Figure 38 Station Mode: Adapter 55 List of Figures 13
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    ZyXEL AG-225H v2 User's Guide Figure 39 ZyXEL Utility Menu Summary: AP Mode 57 Figure 40 Access Point Mode: Link Info 58 Figure 41 Access Point Mode: Configuration 59 Figure 42 Access Point Mode: MAC Filter 62 Figure 43 About ...63 Figure 44 Uninstall: Confirm 64 Figure 45 Uninstall: Finish 64
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    : MAC Filter 62 Table 19 About ...63 Table 20 Troubleshooting Starting ZyXEL Utility 67 Table 21 Troubleshooting Access Point Connection Problem 67 Table 22 Troubleshooting Link Quality 68 Table 23 Troubleshooting Communication Problem 68 Table 24 Product Specifications 69 Table 25 Windows XP
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    ZyXEL AG-225H v2 User's Guide 16 List of Tables
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    ZyXEL AG-225H v2 User's Guide Preface Congratulations on your purchase of the ZyXEL AG-225H v2 802.11a/g Wi-Fi Finder & Wireless USB Adapter. Your AG-225H v2 allows you to locate and access wireless networks. Your AG-225H v2 is easy to install and configure. About This User's Guide This manual is
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    ZyXEL AG-225H v2 User's Guide Graphics Icons Key Wireless Access Point Computer Notebook Computer Server Modem or Router Wireless Signal Internet Cloud 18 Preface
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    ZyXEL AG-225H v2 User's Guide CHAPTER 1 Getting Started This chapter introduces the AG-225H v2 and prepares you to use the ZyXEL utility. 1.1 About Your AG-225H v2 The AG-225H v2 is an IEEE 802.11a/b/g compliant wireless LAN adapter that connects to the USB port on your computer and allows you to
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    ZyXEL AG-225H v2 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-225H v2 User's Guide 1.2.2 Access Point Mode You can also set the AG-225H v2 to access point mode. This allows you to set up your wireless networks without using a dedicated AP. The following figure shows a network example. Figure 3 Application: Access Point Mode In the example, the AG-225H
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    ZyXEL AG-225H v2 User's Guide 1.3 AG-225H v2 Hardware and Utility Installation Follow the instructions in the Quick Start Guide to install the ZyXEL utility and make hardware connections. 1.3.1 ZyXEL Utility Icon After you install and start the ZyXEL utility, an icon for the ZyXEL utility appears in
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    AG-225H v2 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-225H v2 User's Guide 24 Chapter 1 Getting Started
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    ZyXEL AG-225H v2 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
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    ZyXEL AG-225H v2 User's Guide Figure 8 ZyXEL Utility: Site Survey 2 The wireless client automatically SSID_Example3 in this example). 4 When you try to connect to an AP with security configured, a window will pop up prompting you to specify the security settings. Enter the pre-shared key and leave
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    Figure 10 ZyXEL Utility: Confirm Save ZyXEL AG-225H v2 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
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    ZyXEL AG-225H v2 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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    Figure 14 ZyXEL Utility: Profile Security ZyXEL AG-225H v2 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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    ZyXEL AG-225H v2 User's Guide Figure 17 ZyXEL Utility: Profile Confirm Save 8 Click Activate Now to use the new Edit. Check the details you entered previously. Also, refer to the Troubleshooting section of this User's Guide or contact your network administrator if necessary. 30 Chapter 2 Tutorial
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    ZyXEL AG-225H v2 User's Guide 2.3 Configuring the AG-225H v2 as an AP In access point mode, your AG-225H v2 allows you to set up your wireless network without using a dedicated AP. Refer to Section 1.2.3 on page 21 and Chapter 5 on page 57 for more information. Note: With WZC, you cannot use the AG-
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    ZyXEL AG-225H v2 User's Guide Figure 20 ZyXEL Utility: AP: Configuration 32 Chapter 2 Tutorial
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    ZyXEL AG-225H v2 User's Guide CHAPTER 3 Wireless LAN Network This chapter provides background information on 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-225H v2 User's Guide • Every device in the same wireless network must use 00:02. To get the MAC address 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-225H v2 in AP mode which devices are
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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-225H v2 allows you to configure up to four 64-bit, 128-bit or 256-bit WEP
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    ZyXEL AG-225H v2 User's Guide the RADIUS server and an intermediary AP(s) that supports IEEE 802.1x. The AG-225H v2 supports EAP-TLS, EAP-TTLS and EAP-PEAP. Refer and guarantees the identity of each certificate owner. 3.2.3.3 WPA and WPA2 Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) is a subset of the IEEE 802.11i
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    ZyXEL AG-225H v2 User's Guide Select WEP only when the AP and/or wireless clients do not support WPA or WPA2. WEP is less secure than WPA or WPA2. Chapter 3 Wireless LAN Network 37
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    ZyXEL AG-225H v2 User's Guide 38 Chapter 3 Wireless LAN Network
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    ZyXEL AG-225H v2 User's Guide CHAPTER 4 Wireless Station Mode Configuration This chapter shows you how to configure your AG-225H v2 in wireless station mode. See Chapter 5 on page 57 for how to configure the AG-225H v2 in access point mode. 4.1 Wireless Station Mode Overview To set your AG-225H v2
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    ZyXEL AG-225H v2 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-225H v2. Figure 23 Station Mode: Link Info The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 3
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    ZyXEL AG-225H v2 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-225H v2. This field displays the
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    ZyXEL AG-225H v2 User's Guide 4.3 The Site Survey Screen Use the Site Survey screen to scan for in Ad-Hoc 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 used by each
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    ZyXEL AG-225H v2 User's Guide Table 5 Station Mode: Site Survey (continued) LABEL Encryption MAC address Surveyed at DESCRIPTION This field shows whether data encryption is activated (WEP (WEP or 802.1x), WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2, WPA2-PSK) or inactive (DISABLE). This field displays the MAC address of
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    ZyXEL AG-225H v2 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-225H v2 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-225H v2 User's Guide Table 8 Station Mode: Security Setting: WPA/WPA2 LABEL Password more information. Select a certificate authority (CA) from the drop-down box to have the AG-225H v2 trust certificates from that CA only. Select Trust Any to accept certificates from any CA. This
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    ZyXEL AG-225H v2 User's Guide The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 9 Station more information. Select a certificate authority (CA) from the drop-down box to have the AG-225H v2 trust certificates from that CA only. Select Trust Any to accept certificates from any CA. This
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    ZyXEL AG-225H v2 User's Guide Figure 30 Confirm Save Screen The following table describes the network is not available, the AG-225H v2 cannot connect to a network. If you do not configure and activate a profile, each time you start the AG-225H v2, the AG225H v2 uses the default profile to connect
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    ZyXEL AG-225H v2 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
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    ZyXEL AG-225H v2 User's Guide Table 11 Station Mode: Profile (continued) LABEL SSID Channel Security Transfer Rate DESCRIPTION This field displays the SSID (Service you want to associate in this field manually. Otherwise, enter Any to have the AG-225H v2 associate to any AP or roam between any
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    ZyXEL AG-225H v2 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
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    ZyXEL AG-225H v2 User's Guide The following table describes the labels in this screen. first screen, you can use only WEP encryption method. Otherwise, select DISABLE to allow the AG-225H v2 to communicate with the access points or other peer wireless computers without any data encryption, and
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    Figure 35 Station Mode: Profile: Security Settings ZyXEL AG-225H v2 User's Guide 5 If you selected the Ad-Hoc network type previously, skip to step 6. If you selected the Infrastructure network type previously, a screen displays as follows. Choose
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    ZyXEL AG-225H v2 User's Guide Figure 36 Station Mode: Profile: Confirm New Settings 7 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
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    Adapter ZyXEL AG-225H v2 User's Guide The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 14 Station Mode: Adapter LABEL Adapter rate, select one that the AP or peer wireless device supports. Note: With USB1.0/1.1, the AG-225H v2 can only transmit at up to 11Mbps. Preamble is used to
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    ZyXEL AG-225H v2 User's Guide 56 Chapter 4 Wireless Station Mode Configuration
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    ZyXEL AG-225H v2 User's Guide CHAPTER 5 Access Point Mode Configuration This chapter shows you how to configure your AG-225H v2 in access point mode. 5.1 Access Point Mode Introduction To set your AG-225H v2 to access point (AP) mode, select AP Mode in any utility screen (refer to Section 1.2.3 on
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    using the AG-225H v2, the following requirements must be met: 1 The AG-225H v2 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 configure
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    ZyXEL AG-225H v2 User's Guide Table 16 Access Point Mode: Link Info (continued) LABEL Security MAC Output Power Association List or DESCRIPTION This field shows whether data encryption is activated (WEP) or inactive (DISABLE). This field displays the MAC address of the AG-225H v2. This field
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    ZyXEL AG-225H v2 User's Guide The following table describes the labels in this screen. tool. Set this field to allow wireless stations using different wireless modes to connect to the AP (the AG-225H v2). Select 802.11b + 802.11g (default) to allow wireless stations using both IEEE 802.11b and
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    ZyXEL AG-225H v2 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.
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    ZyXEL AG-225H v2 User's Guide Figure 42 Access Point Mode: MAC Filter 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 DESCRIPTION Define the filter action for the list of MAC addresses in the
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    (or uninstall) the ZyXEL utility from your computer. 1 Click Start, (All) Programs, ZyXEL AG-225H v2 Wireless USB Adapter Utility, Uninstall ZyXEL AG-225H v2 Wireless USB Adapter Utility. 2 When prompted, click OK or Yes to remove the driver and the utility software. Chapter 6 Maintenance 63
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    ZyXEL AG-225H v2 User's Guide Figure 44 Uninstall: Confirm 3 Click Finish to complete uninstalling the software and restart the computer when prompted. Figure 45 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-225H v2 User's Guide 6 Insert the AG-225H v2 and check the version numbers in the About screen to make sure the new utility is installed properly. Chapter 6 Maintenance 65
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    ZyXEL AG-225H v2 User's Guide 66 Chapter 6 Maintenance
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    Client software and ZyXEL utility, and then install the ZyXEL utility again after restarting the computer. 7.2 Problem Connecting to an Access Point Table 21 Troubleshooting Access Point Connection Problem PROBLEM CORRECTIVE ACTION When using the Windows XP configuration tool, the AG-225H v2
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    ZyXEL AG-225H v2 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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    Standards Network Architectures Operating Temperature Storage Temperature Operating Humidity Storage Humidity Power Voltage Weight Dimensions ZyXEL AG-225H v2 802.11a/g Wi-Fi Finder & 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-225H v2 User's Guide Table 24 Product Specifications (continued) Operating Channels IEEE 802.11a North -70 dBm IEEE 802.11b (CCK): 11 Mbps: < -85 dBm SOFTWARE SPECIFICATIONS Device Drivers Security Roaming Windows 2000, Windows XP 64/128/256-bit WEP WPA/WPA-PSK/WPA2/WPA2-PSK IEEE 802.
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    ZyXEL AG-225H v2 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-225H v2 in access point (AP) mode. Refer to Chapter 5 on page 57 for setup methods and requirements.
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    ZyXEL AG-225H v2 User's Guide Figure 47 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 48 Windows 2000: Network Properties If there is more than one network
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    ZyXEL AG-225H v2 User's Guide Figure 49 WIndows 2000: Network Properties: Select Network Adapter 5 A notice screen displays. Click Yes. Figure 50 Windows 2000: Local Network Configuring the Wireless Station Computer Refer to Appendix E on page 93 for information on how to set up the IP address of a
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    ZyXEL AG-225H v2 User's Guide 74 Appendix B
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    ZyXEL AG-225H v2 User's Guide APPENDIX C Management with Wireless Zero Configuration This appendix shows you how to manage your AG-225H v2 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
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    ZyXEL AG-225H v2 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 52 Windows XP SP2: System Tray Icon The type of the wireless network icon in Windows XP SP2
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    ZyXEL AG-225H v2 User's Guide 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 54 Windows XP SP1: Wireless Network Connection Status 3 Windows XP SP2: Click Refresh
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    ZyXEL AG-225H v2 User's Guide The following table describes the icons in the wireless network list. Table 26 Windows XP SP2: Wireless Network Connection ICON DESCRIPTION This denotes that wireless security is activated for the wireless network. This denotes that this wireless network is your
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    ZyXEL AG-225H v2 User's Guide If there is no security activated for the selected wireless network, a warning screen appears. Click Connect Anyway if wireless security is not your concern. Figure 57 Windows XP SP2: Wireless Network Connection: WEP or WPA-PSK Figure 58 Windows XP SP2: Wireless
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    ZyXEL AG-225H v2 User's Guide Figure 59 Windows XP: Wireless (network) properties: Association The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 28 Windows XP: Wireless (network) properties: Association LABEL DESCRIPTION Network name (SSID) This field displays the SSID (Service
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    ZyXEL AG-225H v2 User's Guide Authentication Click the Authentication tab in the Wireless (network) properties screen to display the screen shown next. The fields on this screen are grayed out when the network is in Ad-Hoc mode or data encryption is disabled. Figure 60 Windows XP: Wireless (network)
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    ZyXEL AG-225H v2 User's Guide Authentication Properties Select an EAP authentication type in the Wireless (network) properties: Authentication screen and click the Properties button to display the following screen. Protected EAP Properties Figure 61 Windows XP: Protected EAP Properties The
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    ZyXEL AG-225H v2 User's Guide Table 30 Windows XP: Protected EAP Properties LABEL Enable Fast Reconnect OK Cancel have made. Smart Card or other Certificate Properties Figure 62 Windows XP: Smart Card or other Certificate Properties The following table describes the labels in this screen.
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    ZyXEL AG-225H v2 User's Guide Table 31 Windows XP: Smart Card or other Certificate Properties LABEL on page 77). The screen displays as shown. Figure 63 Windows XP SP2: Wireless Networks: Preferred Networks Windows XP SP1: In the Wireless Network Connection Status screen, click Properties
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    ZyXEL AG-225H v2 User's Guide Figure 64 Windows XP SP1: Wireless Networks: Preferred Networks 2 Whenever the AG-225H v2 tries to connect to a new network, the new network is added in the Preferred of the selected network. Click Add to add a preferred network into the list manually. Appendix C 85
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    ZyXEL AG-225H v2 User's Guide 86 Appendix C
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    ZyXEL AG-225H v2 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
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    ZyXEL AG-225H v2 User's Guide EAP- which imposes a management overhead. EAP-TTLS (Tunneled Transport Layer Service) EAP-TTLS is an extension of the EAP-TLS authentication that , EAP-TTLS supports EAP methods and legacy authentication methods such as PAP, CHAP, MS-CHAP and MS-CHAP v2. PEAP (Protected
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    ZyXEL AG-225H v2 User's Guide For added Yes LEAP Yes No No Yes Moderate Moderate No WPA and WPA2 Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) is a subset of the IEEE 802.11i standard. Select WEP only when the AP and/or wireless clients do not support WPA or WPA2. WEP is less secure than WPA or WPA2.
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    ZyXEL AG-225H v2 User's Guide TKIP with TKIP and AES it is more difficult to decrypt data on a Wi-Fi network than WEP and difficult for an intruder to break into the authentication. These two features are optional and may not be supported in all wireless devices. Key caching allows a wireless client
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    ZyXEL AG-225H v2 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-225H v2 User's Guide Figure 66 WPA(2) with RADIUS Application Example Security Parameters Summary Refer to this table to see what other security parameters you should configure for each Authentication Method/ key management protocol type. MAC address filters are not dependent on how you
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    ZyXEL AG-225H v2 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 2000 and XP usually include TCP/IP. Configure the TCP/IP settings in order to "communicate" with your network. Windows 2000/XP 1
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    ZyXEL AG-225H v2 User's Guide Figure 68 Windows XP: Control Panel 3 Right-click Local Area Connection and then click Properties. Figure 69 Windows XP: Control Panel: Network Connections: Properties 4 Select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) (under the General tab in Win XP) and click Properties. 94
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    ZyXEL AG-225H v2 User's Guide Figure 70 Windows XP: Local Area Connection Properties 5 The Internet Protocol TCP/IP Properties window opens (the General tab in Windows XP). • If you have a dynamic IP address click Obtain an IP address automatically. • If you have a static IP address click Use the
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    ZyXEL AG-225H v2 User's Guide Figure 71 Windows XP: Advanced TCP/IP Settings 6 If you do not • 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-225H v2 User's Guide Windows XP: Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties 8 Click OK to close the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties window. 9 Click OK to close the Local Area Connection Properties window Command Prompt. 2 In the Command Prompt window, type "ipconfig" and then press [ENTER
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    ZyXEL AG-225H v2 User's Guide 98 Appendix E
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    ZyXEL AG-225H v2 User's Guide Index A About 63 About your ZyXEL Device 19 Access point (AP) 19, 25, 33 Access point mode 21, 31, 40, 57 additional setup requirements 58 Activating a profile 54 Adapter Support 6 D Data encryption 43 Data traffic statistics 41 dBm 60 Dimensions 69 Disclaimer 3 Driver
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    ZyXEL AG-225H v2 User's Guide IEEE 802.1x 36, 46 Independent wireless workgroup 20 per second (Kbps) 41 L LCD screen 19 Link information 40, 58 Link quality 41 Login name 45 M MAC Filter 61 MAC Filter action 62 Message Integrity Check (MIC) 36, 89 Mode current 21 N Network type 40 O Output power
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    , 90 V Voltage 69 Index ZyXEL AG-225H v2 User's Guide W Web site 17 WEP 43, 60 manual setup 44, 61 passphrase 35, 43, 60 security 35 WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) 35 WEP Encryption 43 WEP key 35 automatic 35 manual 35 Wi-Fi Finder 19 Wi-Fi Protected Access 36, 89 Windows XP 22 Wireless independent
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    ZyXEL AG-225H v2 User's Guide help 23 icon 22 installation 22 menu 39 opening 23 system tray icon 22 upgrade 64 version 63 102 Index
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ZyXEL AG-225H v2
802.11a/g Wi-Fi Finder & Wireless USB Adapter
User’s Guide
Version 1.00
Edition 1
6/2006