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  • ZyXEL G-110 | User Guide - Page 1
    ZyAIR G-110 802.11g Wireless CardBus Card User's Guide Version 1.10 May 2004
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    ZyAIR G-110 User's Guide Copyright Copyright ©2004 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 language, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic,
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    ZyAIR G-110 User's Guide ZyXEL Limited Warranty ZyXEL to the purchaser. To obtain the services of this warranty, contact ZyXEL's Service Center for your Return Material Authorization ZyXEL) and the customer will be billed for parts and labor. All repaired or replaced products will be shipped by ZyXEL
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    ZyAIR G-110 User's Guide Information for Canadian Users The Industry Canada label identifies certified of connection. In some cases, the company's inside wiring associated with a single line individual service may be extended by means of a certified connector assembly. The customer should be aware
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    ZyAIR G-110 User's Guide Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Interference Statement The device complies with Part and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to 1. Go to www.zyxel.com. 2. Select your product from the drop-down list box on the ZyXEL home page to go
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    ZyAIR G-110 User's Guide Customer Support When contacting your Customer Support Representative, please have the following information ready: Product model and serial number. Warranty Information. Date you received your product. Brief description of the problem and the steps you took to solve it.
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    ZyAIR G-110 User's Guide METHOD SUPPORT E-MAIL LOCATION SWEDEN SALES E-MAIL [email protected] [email protected] FINLAND [email protected] TELEPHONE1 FAX1 +46 31 744 7700 +46 31 744 7701 +358-9-4780-8411 WEB SITE FTP SITE www.zyxel.se www.zyxel.fi REGULAR MAIL ZyXEL Communications A/S Sjöporten
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    ZyAIR G-110 User's Guide Table of Contents Copyright ...ii ZyXEL Limited Warranty ...iii Information for Canadian Users...iv Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Interference Statement v Customer Support...vii List of Figures...xi List of Tables ...xii Preface...xiii Chapter 1 Getting Started
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    24 Chapter 3 Maintenance ...3-1 3.1 Uninstalling the ZyAIR Utility ...3-1 3.2 Upgrading the ZyAIR Utility...3-1 Chapter 4 Troubleshooting ...4-1 4.1 Problems Starting the ZyAIR Utility Program 4-1 4.2 Problems Communicating With Other Computers 4-1 4.3 Problem with the Link Status ...4-2 Appendix
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    ZyAIR G-110 User's Guide List of Figures Figure 1-1 Windows XP: System Tray Icon 1-2 Figure 1-2 Windows XP: System Tray Icon 1-2 Figure 1-3 Windows XP: Wireless Network Connection Status 1-2 Figure 1-4 Windows XP: Wireless Network Connection 1-3 Figure 1-5 Windows XP: Wireless Network Connection
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    Configuration: WPA 2-21 Table 2-8 ZyAIR Utility: Security Configuration: 802.1x 2-23 Table 2-9 ZyAIR Utility: About...2-25 Table 4-1 Troubleshooting Starting ZyAIR Utility Program 4-1 Table 4-2 Troubleshooting Communication Problems 4-1 Table 4-3 Troubleshooting Link Status ...4-2 xii List of
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    . • The ZyXEL ZyAIR G-110 802.11g Wireless CardBus Card is referred to as the ZyAIR in this guide. • The ZyAIR G-110 Wireless LAN Utility may be referred to as the ZyAIR Utility in this guide. Related Documentation Support Disk Refer to the included CD for support documents and device drivers. Quick
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    ZyAIR G-110 User's Guide Graphics Icons Key Wireless Access Point Computer Server Modem Notebook computer Wireless Signal Telephone Switch Router xiv List of Tables
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    (refer to the Quick Installation Guide). • Power and Link LEDs. • Driver support for Windows XP/2000/Me/98 SE. 1.2 ZyAIR Hardware and Utility Installation Follow the instructions in the Quick Installation Guide to install the ZyAIR Utility and driver and make hardware connections. 1.3 Disable
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    ZyAIR G-110 User's Guide Figure 1-1 Windows XP: System Tray Icon From the Wireless Network Connection Status Screen Step 1. Double-click on the network icon for the wireless connection in the system tray. If the icon is not present, proceed to Step 2. Otherwise skip to Step 5. Figure 1-2 Windows
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    ZyAIR G-110 User's Guide Step 5. When a Wireless Network Connection window displays, click Advanced.... Figure 1-4 Windows XP: Wireless Network Connection Getting Started 1-3
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    ZyAIR G-110 User's Guide Step 6. In the Wireless Network Connection Properties window, make sure the Use Windows to configure my wireless network settings check box is not selected. Click OK. Figure 1-5 Windows XP: Wireless Network Connection Properties 1.4 Accessing the ZyAIR Utility After you
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    ZyAIR G-110 User's Guide Table 1-1 ZyAIR Utility: System Tray Icon COLOR DESCRIPTION Red The ZyAIR is not connected to a wireless network or is searching for an available wireless network. Green The ZyAIR is connected to a wireless network. Double click on the ZyAIR Utility icon in the system
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    ZyAIR G-110 User's Guide Chapter 2 Using the ZyAIR Utility This chapter shows you how to configure the ZyAIR using the ZyAIR Utility. 2.1 About you need to select a channel between 6 or 11. 2.1.2 SSID The SSID (Service Set Identity) is a unique name shared among all wireless devices in a wireless
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    ZyAIR G-110 User's Guide 2.2.1 Ad-Hoc (IBSS) Ad-hoc mode does not require an AP or a wired network. Two or more wireless stations communicate directly to each other. An ad-hoc network may sometimes be referred to as an Independent Basic Service Set (IBSS). Figure 2-1 Ad-hoc Network Example To set
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    ZyAIR G-110 User's Guide Figure 2-3 Infrastructure Network Example 2.3 Roaming Roaming in where in an The following figure depicts a roaming example. When Wireless Station B moves to position X, the ZyAIR in Wireless Station B automatically switches the channel to the one used by Access Point 2 in
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    ZyAIR G-110 User's Guide Figure 2-4 Roaming Example 2.4 Viewing Current Configuration When the ZyAIR Utility starts, the Link Info screen displays first, showing the current configuration of your ZyAIR. 2-4 Using the ZyAIR Utility
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    ZyAIR G-110 User's Guide Figure 2-5 ZyAIR Utility: Link Info The following table describes the fields in this screen. Table 2-1 ZyAIR Utility: Link Info LABEL DESCRIPTION Current SSID This field displays the name of the wireless device/network to which the ZyAIR is associated. Link Status
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    ZyAIR G-110 User's Guide Table 2-1 ZyAIR Utility: Link Info LABEL DESCRIPTION Transfer Rate This field displays the current transmission rate of the ZyAIR in megabits per second (Mbps). Current IP This field displays the current IP address of the ZyAIR. Operating Mode This field displays the
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    ZyAIR G-110 User's Guide Figure 2-6 ZyAIR Utility: Profile: Configuration Follow the instructions in the table below to configure the wireless LAN related fields. Refer to the next section for Profile field descriptions. Table 2-3 ZyAIR Utility: Profile: Configuration FIELD Configuration Server
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    ZyAIR G-110 User's Guide Table 2-3 ZyAIR Utility: Profile: Configuration FIELD DESCRIPTION Channel This again. Apply Changes Click Apply Changes to save the changes back to ZyAIR. When you configure the ZyAIR to use a certificate in the Security Configuration screen and click Apply Changes
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    ZyAIR G-110 User's Guide To trust a server for this session only, make sure the Add this trusted server to the database check box is not selected and click Yes. If you don't want to trust an authentication server, click No. The ZyAIR will not connect to the network. 2.6 Network Configuration Profile
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    ZyAIR G-110 User's Guide Once you activate a profile, the ZyAIR Utility will use that profile the next time it is started. If you remove a profile, the ZyAIR Utility reverts to use the default profile. 2.6.3 Deleting a Profile To delete an existing wireless network configuration, select a profile
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    ZyAIR G-110 User's Guide FIELD Signal Channel Security BSS Type Mode BSSID Refresh Connect Table 2-4 interaction with a RADIUS (Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service) server either on the WAN or your LAN to provide authentication service for wireless stations. Using the ZyAIR Utility 2-11
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    ZyAIR G-110 User's Guide Figure 2-10 Wireless LAN Security Levels Configure the wireless LAN security using the Security Configuration screen. If you do not enable any wireless security on your ZyAIR, communication between the ZyAIR and the wired network is accessible to any wireless networking
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    ZyAIR G-110 User's Guide 2.8.2 Authentication Mode The IEEE 802.11b standard describes a simple authentication of authentication you use depends on the RADIUS server and an intermediary AP(s) that supports IEEE802.1x. The ZyAIR supports EAP-TLS, EAP-TTLS, EAP-PEAP and LEAP. Refer to the Types of
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    ZyAIR G-110 User's Guide Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP) uses 128-bit keys that are dynamically generated and distributed by the authentication server. It Step 4. The AP and wireless clients use the TKIP encryption process to encrypt data exchanged between them. 2-14 Using the ZyAIR Utility
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    ZyAIR G-110 User's Guide Figure 2-11 WPA - PSK Authentication 2.8.6 WPA with RADIUS Application Example You need the IP address of the RADIUS server, its port keys to encrypt every data packet that is wirelessly communicated between the AP and the wireless clients. Using the ZyAIR Utility 2-15
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    ZyAIR G-110 User's Guide Figure 2-12 WPA with RADIUS Application Example 2.9 Configuring Wireless Security on the ZyAIR In the Profile screen, click Set Security to display the Security Configuration screen as shown next. The screen varies depending on what you select in
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    110 User's Guide Figure 2-13 ZyAIR Utility: Security Configuration: None 2.9.1 WEP Encryption The WEP keys are used to encrypt communication before it is transmitted. The values for the keys must be set up exactly the same on the APs or other peer ad-hoc wireless computers as they are on the ZyAIR
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    ZyAIR G-110 User's Guide Figure 2-14 ZyAIR Utility: Security Configuration: WEP The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 2-5 ZyAIR Utility: Security Configuration: WEP FIELD Authentication Encryption Authentication Type DESCRIPTION Select WEP from the drop down list. The
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    ZyAIR G-110 User's Guide FIELD PassPhrase Key Type Transmit Key Key 1 ... 4 Table 2-5 ZyAIR Utility: Security Configuration: WEP DESCRIPTION Enter the passphrase in the field provided. As you enter the passphrase, the ZyAIR automatically generates the WEP keys and displays them in the key fields
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    ZyAIR G-110 User's Guide Figure 2-15 ZyAIR Utility: Security Configuration: WPA-PSK The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 2-6 ZyAIR Utility: Security Configuration: WPA-PSK FIELD Authentication Encryption Status Passphrase OK DESCRIPTION Select WPA-PSK from the drop down
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    ZyAIR G-110 User's Guide Figure 2-16 ZyAIR Utility: Security Configuration: WPA The following table describes the labels not previously discussed Table 2-7 ZyAIR Utility: Security Configuration: WPA FIELD Authentication Encryption Status EAP Type Login Name Password DESCRIPTION Select WPA from
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    ZyAIR G-110 User's Guide Table 2-7 ZyAIR Utility: Security Configuration: WPA FIELD Certificate DESCRIPTION This field is only available when you select EAP-TLS in the .1x WLAN security, select 802.1x in the Authentication field in the Security Configuration screen. 2-22 Using the ZyAIR Utility
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    ZyAIR G-110 User's Guide Figure 2-17 ZyAIR Utility: Security Configuration: 802.1x The following table describes the labels not previously discussed Table 2-8 ZyAIR Utility: Security Configuration: 802.1x FIELD Authentication EAP Type Login Name Password DESCRIPTION Select 802.1x from the drop
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    ZyAIR G-110 User's Guide Table 2-8 ZyAIR Utility: Security Configuration: 802.1x FIELD Certificate DESCRIPTION This field is only available when you select EAP-TLS in , EAP-GTC and MS CHAP v2. 2.10 The About Screen The About screen displays related version numbers of the ZyAIR. 2-24 Using the
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    ZyAIR G-110 User's Guide Figure 2-18 ZyAIR Utility: About The following table describes the read-only labels in this screen. Table 2-9 ZyAIR Utility: About FIELD Utility Version Driver Version Firmware Version DESCRIPTION This field displays the version number of the ZyAIR Utility. This field
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    exit the ZyAIR Utility. Click Start, (all) Programs, ZyAIR G-110 Wireless LAN PC Card, Uninstall. When prompted, click OK to remove the driver and the ZyXEL web site and save the file on your computer. Follow the steps in the Uninstalling the ZyAIR Utility section to remove the current ZyAIR
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    G-110 User's Guide Chapter 4 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. 4.1 Problems Starting the ZyAIR Utility Program Table 4-1 Troubleshooting
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    ZyAIR G-110 User's Guide Table 4-2 Troubleshooting Communication Problems PROBLEM CORRECTIVE ACTION B. Ad-Hoc Verify that the peer computer(s) is turned on. Make sure the ZyAIR and the peer computer(s) are using the same SSID and channel. Use another radio channel if interference is high. Make
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    ZyAIR G-110 User's Guide Appendix imposes a management overhead. EAP-TTLS (Tunneled Transport Layer Service) EAP-TTLS is an extension of the EAP-TLS 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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    ZyAIR G-110 User's Guide LEAP LEAP (Lightweight Extensible Authentication Protocol) is a Cisco implementation of IEEE802.1x. For added security, certificate-based authentications (EAP-TLS, EAP-TTLS and PEAP) use
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    ZyAIR G-110 User's Guide Appendix B Product Specifications Product Name Type 13 Channels (Europe) IEEE 802.11b: 11, 5.5, 2, 1Mbps IEEE 802.11g: 54, 48, 36, 24, 18, 12, 9, 6 Mbps IEEE 802.11g: Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (64QAM, 16QAM, QPSK and BPSK) IEEE 802311b: Direct Spread
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    : -81 dBm 12 Mbps: -83 dBm 9 Mbps: -85 dBm 6 Mbps: -88 dBm 802.11b (CCK/DSS): 11 Mbps: -83 dBm 5.5 Mbps: -86 dBm 2 Mbps: -89 dBm 1 Mbps: -92 dBm Device Drivers Roaming WEP SOFTWARE SPECIFICATIONS Microsoft Windows 98(SE), Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows ME 802.11 compliant Supports 64-bit
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    Temperature Relative Humidity ZyAIR G-110 User's Guide ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIFICATIONS Operating: 0° ~ 50° C Storage: -30° ~ 60° C 20% to 95% (non-condensing) Product Specifications E
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    G-110 User's Guide A About 2-24 Accessing the ZyAIR Utility 1-5 Authentication Mode 2-13 Open 2-13 Shared 2-13 Automatic WEP key generation 2-12 B Basic Service Set See BSS BSS 2-2 C CA A Certificate Authority See CA Channel 2-8 Common Screen Command Buttons 2-6 Communication Problem
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    xiii Index ZyAIR G-110 User's Guide T Temporal Key Integrity Protocol 2-14 TKIP.......... See Temporal Key Integrity Protocol TLS A Transmission rate 2-1 Transport Layer Security See TLS Troubleshooting 4-1 Checking Hardware Conflict 4-1 Communication problems 4-1 Radio interference
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    ZyAIR G-110 User's Guide Wireless LAN Security Data Encryption with WEP 2-12 WPA 2-13 WPA with RADIUS Application 2-15 WPA-PSK 2-13 WPA-PSK Application 2-14 Z ZyAIR Utility 3-1 About 2-25 Before you upgrade 3-1 Link Info 2-5 Removing 3-1 Site Survey 2-10 Upgrading 3-1 WEP Encryption .2-
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ZyAIR G-110
802.11g Wireless CardBus Card
User's Guide
Version 1.10
May 2004