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    ZyXEL G-120 802.11g Wireless CardBus Card User's Guide Version 1.00 Edition 2 11/2006
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    , manual, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of ZyXEL Communications Corporation. Published by ZyXEL Communications Corporation. All rights reserved. Disclaimer ZyXEL does not assume any liability arising out of the application or use of any products, or software described
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    ZyXEL G-120 User's Guide Certifications Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Interference Statement The device under 47 CFR 2.1093 paragraph (d)(2). End users must follow the specific operating instructions for satisfying RF exposure compliance. • This Transmitter must not be co-located
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    ZyXEL G-120 User's Guide 注意 ! Notices Changes or modifications not expressly approved by 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 G-120 User's Guide Safety Warnings For your safety, be sure to read and follow all warning notices and instructions. • Do NOT use this product dangerous high voltage points or other risks. ONLY qualified service personnel should service or disassemble this device. Please contact your vendor
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    ZyXEL G-120 User's Guide ZyXEL Limited Warranty ZyXEL warrants to the original end user (purchaser) that consequential damages of any kind to the purchaser. To obtain the services of this warranty, contact ZyXEL's Service Center for your Return Material Authorization number (RMA). Products must be
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    ZyXEL G-120 User's Guide Customer Support Please have the following information ready when you contact customer support. • Product model and serial number. • Warranty Information. • Date that you received your device. • Brief description of the problem and the steps you took to solve it. METHOD
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    G-120 User's Guide METHOD SUPPORT E-MAIL LOCATION NORWAY SALES E-MAIL [email protected] [email protected] TELEPHONE FAX +47-22-80-61-80 +47-22-80-61-81 WEB SITE FTP SITE www.zyxel.no POLAND [email protected] +48 (22) 333 8250 +48 (22) 333 8251 www.pl.zyxel.com RUSSIA http://zyxel.ru/support
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    ZyXEL G-120 User's Guide 10 Customer Support
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    ZyXEL G-120 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 ...17 Preface ...19 Chapter 1 Getting Started ...21 1.1 About Your G-120 21 1.2 Application
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    ZyXEL G-120 User's Guide Chapter 3 Wireless LAN Network 35 3.1 Wireless LAN Overview 35 3.2 Wireless LAN OTIST 41 Chapter 4 Wireless Station Mode Configuration 43 4.1 Wireless Station Mode Overview 43 4.1.1 ZyXEL Utility Screen Summary 43 4.2 The Link Info Screen 43 4.2.1 Trend Chart 45 4.3
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    ZyXEL G-120 User's Guide Chapter 6 Maintenance ...67 6.1 The About Screen 67 6.2 Uninstalling the ZyXEL Utility 67 6.3 Upgrading the ZyXEL Utility 68 Chapter 7 Troubleshooting 71 7.1 Problems Starting the ZyXEL Utility 71 7.2 Problems with the Link Quality 71 7.3 Problems Communicating With
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    ZyXEL G-120 User's Guide 14 Table of Contents
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    ZyXEL G-120 User's Guide List of Figures Figure 1 Application: Infrastructure 22 Figure 2 Application: Ad-Hoc 22 Figure 3 Application: Access Point Mode 23 Figure 4 ZyXEL Utility: Change Modes 23 Figure 5 ZyXEL Utility: System Tray Icon 24 Figure 6 Enable WZC 25 Figure 7 Infrastructure
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    ZyXEL G-120 User's Guide Figure 39 Access Point Mode: Link Info 62 Figure 40 Access Point 77 Figure 50 Windows XP SP2: WZC Not Available 79 Figure 51 Windows XP SP2: System Tray Icon 80 Figure 52 Windows XP SP2: Wireless Network Connection Status 80 Figure 53 Windows XP SP1: Wireless Network
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    ZyXEL G-120 User's Guide List of Tables Table 1 ZyXEL Utility: System Tray Icon 24 Table 2 ZyXEL Utility Troubleshooting Starting ZyXEL Utility 71 Table 21 Troubleshooting Link Quality 71 Table 22 Troubleshooting Communication Problems 72 Table 23 Product Specifications 73 Table 24 Windows XP
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    ZyXEL G-120 User's Guide 18 List of Tables
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    on your purchase of the ZyXEL G-120 802.11g Wireless CardBus Card. Your G-120 is easy to install and configure. About This User's Guide This manual is designed to guide you through the configuration of your G-120 for its various applications. Related Documentation • Supporting Disk Refer to the
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    ZyXEL G-120 User's Guide Graphics Icons Key Wireless Access Point Computer Notebook Computer Server Modem or Router Wireless Signal Internet Cloud 20 Preface
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    ZyXEL G-120 User's Guide CHAPTER 1 Getting Started This chapter introduces the G-120 and prepares you to use the ZyXEL utility. 1.1 About Your G-120 The G-120 is an IEEE 802.11b/g compliant wireless LAN adapter. You can also use the ZyXEL utility to turn your G-120 into an access point (AP). The
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    ZyXEL G-120 User's Guide Figure 1 Application: Infrastructure 1.2.1.2 Ad-Hoc To set up a small independent another. Figure 2 Application: Ad-Hoc 1.2.2 Access Point Mode In access point mode, your G-120 functions as an access point (AP). This allows you to set up a wireless network without using
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    Figure 3 Application: Access Point Mode ZyXEL G-120 User's Guide In the example, the G-120 is installed on computer A and set to operate in access point mode. Computer A provides an Internet connection to the wireless LAN, so wireless stations B and C
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    ZyXEL G-120 User's Guide 1.2.4 G-120 Hardware and Utility Installation Follow the instructions in the Quick Start Guide to install the ZyXEL utility and make hardware connections. 1.3 ZyXEL Utility Icon After you install and start the ZyXEL utility, an icon for the ZyXEL utility appears in the
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    G-120 Utility, ZyXEL G-120 Utility GUI. 1.4.2 Accessing the ZyXEL Utility Double-click on the ZyXEL wireless LAN utility icon in the system tray to open the ZyXEL utility. The ZyXEL utility screens are similar in all Microsoft Windows versions. Screens for Windows XP are shown in this User's Guide
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    ZyXEL G-120 User's Guide 26 Chapter 1 Getting Started
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    ZyXEL G-120 User's Guide CHAPTER 2 Tutorial The following sections show you how to join a wireless network using the ZyXEL LAN This example illustrates how to manually connect your wireless client to an to the access point, you must know its Service Set IDentity (SSID) and WPA-PSK pre-shared
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    ZyXEL G-120 User's Guide Figure 8 ZyXEL Utility: Site Survey 2 The wireless client automatically searches for , or the Exit button to return to the Site Survey screen. Figure 9 ZyXEL Utility: Security Settings 5 The Confirm New Settings window appears. Check your settings and click Save to
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    the web site, check the Troubleshooting section of this User's Guide or contact your network administrator if necessary. 2.2 Creating and Using a Profile A profile lets you automatically connect to the same wireless network every time you use the ZyXEL utility. You can also configure different
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    ZyXEL G-120 User's Guide This example illustrates how to set up a profile and connect the not in the list. Figure 13 ZyXEL Utility: Add New Profile 3 Give the profile a descriptive name (of up to 32 printable ASCII characters). Select Infrastructure and either manually enter or select the AP's SSID
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    ZyXEL Utility: Profile Security ZyXEL G-120 User's Guide 5 This screen varies depending on the encryption method you selected in the previous screen. In this example, enter the pre-shared key and leave the encryption type at the default setting. Figure 15 ZyXEL . Figure 16 ZyXEL Utility: Profile
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    is connected to the Internet. Open your Internet browser, enter http://www.zyxel.com or the URL of any other web site in the address bar Troubleshooting section of this User's Guide or contact your network administrator if necessary. 2.3 Configuring the G-120 as an AP In access point mode, your G-120
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    AP: Link Info ZyXEL G-120 User's Guide 2 If you want to change the SSID and enable wireless security for your G-120, click the Configuration tab and refer to Section 5.3 on page 63 for detailed field descriptions. Note: You can only use WEP when the G-120 is in AP mode. Figure 19 ZyXEL Utility: AP
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    ZyXEL G-120 User's Guide 34 Chapter 2 Tutorial
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    ZyXEL G-120 User's Guide CHAPTER 3 Wireless LAN Network This chapter provides background information on wireless use the same SSID. The SSID is the name of the wireless network. It stands for Service Set IDentity. • If two wireless networks overlap, they should use a different channel. Like radio
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    ZyXEL G-120 User's Guide • Every device in the same wireless network must use security for each device in the wireless network, see the device's User's Guide or other documentation. You can use the MAC address filter to tell the G-120 in AP mode which devices are allowed or not allowed to use the
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    ZyXEL G-120 User's Guide 3.2.3 User Authentication and Encryption You can make every user log in to the wireless network before they can use it. This is called user authentication. However, every wireless client in the wireless network has to support IEEE 802.1x to do this. Wireless networks can use
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    ZyXEL G-120 User's Guide 3.2.3.2 IEEE 802.1x The IEEE 802.1x standard outlines enhanced security a wireless client will be granted access to a WLAN. If the AP or the wireless clients do not support WPA2, just use WPA or WPA-PSK depending on whether you have an external RADIUS server or not. Select
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    ZyXEL G-120 User's Guide to wireless clients that support OTIST and are within manually. 3.3.1 Enabling OTIST You must enable OTIST on both the AP and wireless client before you start transferring settings. We use the P-334WT in this guide as the example AP. Screens may vary slightly for your ZyXEL
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    ZyXEL G-120 User's Guide 3.3.1.2 Wireless Client Start the ZyXEL utility, select Station Mode, and click the in any order but they must all be within range and have OTIST enabled. See the user's guide for more information. 1 In the AP, a web configurator screen pops up showing you the security
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    ZyXEL G-120 User's Guide • In the wireless client, you see this screen if it can't find an OTIST-enabled AP (with the same Setup key). Click OK to go back to the ZyXEL using OTIST, you need to run OTIST again or enter them manually in the wireless client(s). 5 If you configure OTIST to generate
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    ZyXEL G-120 User's Guide 42 Chapter 3 Wireless LAN Network
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    ZyXEL G-120 User's Guide CHAPTER 4 Wireless Station Mode Configuration This chapter shows you how to use the ZyXEL utility to configure your G-120 in wireless station mode. See Chapter 5 on page 61 for how to configure the G-120 in access point mode. 4.1 Wireless Station Mode Overview To set your G-
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    ZyXEL G-120 User's Guide Figure 22 Station Mode: Link Info The following table describes WPA2-PSK/802.1x)) or inactive (None). Channel This field displays the radio channel the G-120 is currently using. Statistics Transmit Rate This field displays the current data transmission rate in kilobits
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    ZyXEL G-120 User's Guide Table 3 Station Mode: Link Info (continued) LABEL Total Transmit field displays the total number of data frames received. This field displays the signal strength of the G-120. Click this button to display the real-time statistics of the data rate in kilobits per second (
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    ZyXEL G-120 User's Guide 4.3 The Site Survey Screen Use the Site Survey screen to scan for and 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 G-120 User's Guide Table 5 Station Mode: Site Survey (continued) LABEL Network Type Channel Encryption the wireless device was scanned. 4.3.1 Security Settings When you configure the G-120 to connect to a network with wireless security activated and the security settings are disabled on the
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    ZyXEL G-120 User's Guide Table 6 Station Mode: Security Setting: WEP (continued) LABEL DESCRIPTION Pass Phrase Enter a passphrase of up to 63 case-sensitive printable characters. As you enter the passphrase, the G-120 a Select this option if you want to manually enter the WEP keys. Enter the WEP
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    ZyXEL G-120 User's Guide 4.3.1.2 WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK Figure 26 Station Mode: Security Setting: WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 7 Station
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    ZyXEL G-120 User's Guide The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 8 in the Authentication Type field. Select a certificate used by the authentication server to authenticate the G-120. Note: You must first have a wired connection to a network and obtain the certificate(s)
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    28 Station Mode: Security Setting: 802.1x ZyXEL G-120 User's Guide The following table describes the labels in this Authentication Type field. Select a certificate used by the authentication server to authenticate the G-120. Note: You must first have a wired connection to a network and obtain the
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    ZyXEL G-120 User's Guide Figure 29 Station Mode: Confirm New Settings The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 10 Station Mode: Confirm New Settings LABEL Network (
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    Figure 30 Station Mode: Profile ZyXEL G-120 User's Guide The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 11 Station (Infrastructure or Ad-Hoc) of the profile. This field displays the SSID (Service Set IDentifier) of the profile. Chapter 4 Wireless Station Mode Configuration 53
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    ZyXEL G-120 User's Guide Table 11 Station Mode: Profile (continued) LABEL Frequency Channel Security Transfer Rate DESCRIPTION This field displays the wireless standard used by the profile. This field
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    ZyXEL G-120 User's Guide to which you want to associate in this field manually. Otherwise, enter Any to have the G-120 associate to any AP or roam between any infrastructure the wireless security is deactivated. This field displays the SSID (Service Set IDentifier) of each AP or peer device. Click
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    ZyXEL G-120 User's Guide Figure 32 Station Mode: Profile: Select a Channel The following table describes hoc network, you must use the same channel as the peer computer. This displays b+g and allows the G-120 to connect to either an IEEE 802.11g or IEEE 802.11b wireless device. 3 If you select
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    33 Station Mode: Profile: Security Settings ZyXEL G-120 User's Guide 4 The screen varies depending on the encryption method you select in the previous screen. The settings must be exactly the same on the APs or other peer wireless computers as they are on the G-120. Refer to Section 4.3.1 on page
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    ZyXEL G-120 User's Guide Figure 35 Station Mode: Profile: Confirm New Settings 6 To use this network profile, click the Activate Now button. Otherwise, click the Activate Later button. You can activate only one profile at a time. Note: Once you activate a profile, the ZyXEL utility will use that
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    Station Mode: Adapter ZyXEL G-120 User's Guide The following table support Long Preamble, but not all support short preamble. Select Auto to have the G-120 automatically use short preamble when all access point or wireless stations support it; otherwise the G-120 uses long preamble. Note: The G-120
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    ZyXEL G-120 User's Guide Table 14 Station Mode: Adapter (continued) LABEL OTIST (OneTouch Intelligent Security Technology) Setup Key Start Save DESCRIPTION Select this check box to enable OTIST. Enter the same setup key (up to eight printable characters) as the ZyXEL AP or wireless router to
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    ZyXEL G-120 User's Guide CHAPTER 5 Access Point Mode Configuration This chapter shows you how to configure your G-120 in access point mode. 5.1 Access Point Mode Introduction To use your G-120 as an Access Point (AP), select AP Mode in any utility screen (refer to Section 1.2.3 on page 23). In
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    ZyXEL G-120 User's Guide 3 Set the wireless station's IP address to be dynamic if you want the wireless stations to access the wired network or the Internet through the G-120. Refer to Appendix E on page 97 for how to configure your computer's IP address. 5.2 The Link Info Screen Select the AP Mode
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    ZyXEL G-120 User's Guide Table 16 Access Point Mode: Link Info (continued) LABEL DESCRIPTION MAC Address This field displays the MAC addresses of a wireless client that is currently connected to the G-120. Refresh Click Refresh to update this screen. 5.3 The Configuration Screen Click
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    ZyXEL G-120 User's Guide Table 17 Access Point Mode: Configuration (continued) LABEL DESCRIPTION Output Power Set this field if you need to conserve power consumption (especially for notebook computers). This control changes the strength of the G-120 if you want to manually enter the WEP keys.
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    ZyXEL G-120 User's Guide 5.4 The MAC Filter Screen The MAC Filter screen allows you to configure the G-120 to give exclusive access to (Accept) devices or exclude devices from (Reject) connecting to the G-120 is allowed or denied association to the G-120. Enter six pairs of hexadecimal digits (
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    ZyXEL G-120 User's Guide 66 Chapter 5 Access Point Mode Configuration
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    of the G-120 driver. This field displays the version number of the ZyXEL utility. 6.2 Uninstalling the ZyXEL Utility Follow the steps below to remove (or uninstall) the ZyXEL utility from your computer. 1 Click Start, (All) Programs, ZyXEL G-120 Utility, Uninstall ZyXEL G-120 Software. 2 When
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    ZyXEL G-120 User's Guide Figure 43 Uninstall: Confirm 3 Click Finish to complete uninstalling the software and restart the computer when prompted. Figure 44 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 G-120 User's Guide 6 Insert the G-120 and check the version numbers in the About screen to make sure the new utility is installed properly. Chapter 6 Maintenance 69
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    ZyXEL G-120 User's Guide 70 Chapter 6 Maintenance
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    ZyXEL G-120 User's Guide CHAPTER 7 Troubleshooting This chapter covers potential problems and the possible remedies. After each problem description, some instructions are provided to help you to diagnose and to solve the problem. 7.1 Problems Starting the ZyXEL Utility Table 20 Troubleshooting
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    ZyXEL G-120 User's Guide 7.3 Problems Communicating With Other Computers Table 22 Troubleshooting Communication Problems PROBLEM CORRECTIVE ACTION In wireless station mode, the computer with the G-120 installed cannot communicate with the other computer(s). In Infrastructure Mode • Make sure
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    ZyXEL G-120 User's Guide APPENDIX A Product Specifications Table 23 Product Specifications PHYSICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL Temperature Storage Temperature Operating Humidity Storage Humidity Power Voltage Weight Dimension ZyXEL G-120 802.11g Wireless CardBus Card CardBus Type II IEEE 802.11b IEEE
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    ZyXEL G-120 User's Guide Table 23 Product Specifications (continued) Modulation Output Power RX 802.11b (CCK): 11 Mbps: < -85 dBm SOFTWARE SPECIFICATIONS Device Drivers Security Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition, Windows ME, Windows 2000, Windows XP 64/128/256-bit WEP WPA/WPA-PSK/WPA2/
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    ZyXEL G-120 User's Guide APPENDIX B Access Point Mode Setup Example This example uses the network sharing feature in Windows 2000 to bridge the wired and wireless network when you set the G-120 in access point (AP) mode. Refer to Chapter 5 on page 61 for setup methods and requirements. Steps may
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    ZyXEL G-120 User's Guide Figure 46 Windows 2000: Network and Dial-up Connections 4 A Properties screen displays. Click the Sharing tab and select Enable Internet Connection Sharing for this connection.
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    ZyXEL G-120 User's Guide Figure 48 WIndows 2000: Network Properties: Select Network Adapter 5 A notice screen displays. Click Yes. Figure 49 Windows 2000: Local Network Configuring the Wireless Station Computer
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    ZyXEL G-120 User's Guide 78 Appendix B Access Point Mode Setup Example
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    you how to manage your G-120 using the Windows XP wireless zero configuration tool. Be sure you have the Windows XP service pack 2 installed on your computer. Otherwise, you should at least have the Windows XP service pack 1 already on your computer and download the support patch for WPA from the
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    ZyXEL G-120 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 51 Windows XP SP2: System Tray Icon The type of the wireless network icon in Windows XP SP2 indicates
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    ZyXEL G-120 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 53 Windows XP SP1: Wireless Network Connection Status 3 Windows XP SP2: Click Refresh network
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    ZyXEL G-120 User's Guide The following table describes the icons in the wireless network list. Table 25 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 G-120 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 56 Windows XP SP2: Wireless Network Connection: WEP or WPA-PSK Figure 57 Windows XP 26 Windows XP: Wireless
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    ZyXEL G-120 User's Guide Figure 58 Windows XP: Wireless (network) properties: Association The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 27 Windows XP: Wireless (network) properties: Association LABEL DESCRIPTION Network name (SSID) This field displays the SSID (Service G-120 a
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    ZyXEL G-120 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 59 Windows XP 28 Windows XP: Wireless
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    ZyXEL G-120 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 60 Windows XP you installed the Windows XP server pack 2.
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    ZyXEL G-120 User's Guide Table 29 Windows XP: Protected EAP Properties LABEL Enable Fast Reconnect OK Certificate Properties The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 30 Windows XP: Smart Card or other Certificate Properties LABEL DESCRIPTION Use my smart card Select this
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    ZyXEL G-120 User's Guide Table 30 Windows XP: Smart Card or other Certificate Properties LABEL Ordering the Preferred Networks Follow the steps below to manage your preferred networks. 1 Windows XP SP2: Click Change the order of preferred networks in the Wireless Network Connection screen (
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    ZyXEL G-120 User's Guide Figure 63 Windows XP SP1: Wireless Networks: Preferred Networks 2 Whenever the G-120 tries to connect to a new network, the new network is added network. Click Add to add a preferred network into the list manually. Appendix C Management with Wireless Zero Configuration 89
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    ZyXEL G-120 User's Guide 90 Appendix C Management with Wireless Zero Configuration
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    ZyXEL G-120 User's Guide APPENDIX D Wireless Security Types of EAP Authentication This section discusses some popular authentication types: EAP-MD5, EAP-TLS, EAP-TTLS, PEAP and LEAP. Your wireless LAN device may not support all authentication types. EAP (Extensible Authentication Protocol) is an
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    ZyXEL G-120 User's Guide imposes a management overhead. EAP-TTLS (Tunneled Transport Layer Service) EAP-TTLS is an extension of the EAP-TLS authentication thus client identity is protected. For client authentication, EAP-TTLS supports EAP methods and legacy authentication methods such as PAP, CHAP,
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    ZyXEL G-120 User's Guide For added security, certificate-based authentications (EAP-TLS, EAP-TTLS and PEAP) an external RADIUS server or not. Select WEP only when the AP and/or wireless clients do not support WPA or WPA2. WEP is less secure than WPA or WPA2. Encryption Both WPA and WPA2 improve data
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    ZyXEL G-120 User's Guide TKIP uses 128-bit keys that are dynamically generated and distributed by the WPA include key caching and pre-authentication. These two features are optional and may not be supported in all wireless devices. Key caching allows a wireless client to store the PMK it derived
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    ZyXEL G-120 User's Guide WPA(2)-PSK Application Example A WPA(2)s-PSK application looks as follows. 1 First enter identical passwords into the AP and all wireless clients. The Pre-Shared Key (
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    ZyXEL G-120 User's Guide Figure 65 WPA(2) with RADIUS Application Example Security Parameters . Table 32 Wireless Security Relational Matrix AUTHENTICATION METHOD/ KEY MANAGEMENT PROTOCOL ENCRYPTION METHOD ENTER MANUAL KEY Open None No Open Shared WPA WPA-PSK WPA2 WPA2-PSK WEP No Yes
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    ZyXEL G-120 User's Guide APPENDIX E Setting up Your Computer's IP Address All computers must have a 10M or 100M Ethernet adapter card and TCP/IP installed. Windows 98/Me/2000 and XP include the software components you need to install and use TCP/IP on your computer. TCP/IP should already be
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    ZyXEL G-120 User's Guide Figure 66 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/
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    ZyXEL G-120 User's Guide 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.
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    ZyXEL G-120 User's Guide Figure 68 Windows 98/Me: TCP/IP Properties: DNS Configuration 4 Click the . 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 2000, click Start, Settings, Control Panel. 100
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    Figure 69 Windows XP: Start Menu ZyXEL G-120 User's Guide 2 For Windows XP, click Network Connections. For Windows 2000, click Network and Dial-up Connections. Figure 70 Windows XP: Control Panel 3 Right-click Local Area Connection and then click Properties. Appendix E Setting up Your Computer's
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    ZyXEL G-120 User's Guide Figure 71 Windows XP: Control Panel: Network Connections: Properties 4 Select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) (under the General tab in Win XP) and click Properties. Figure 72 Windows XP: Local Area Connection Properties 5 The Internet Protocol TCP/IP Properties window opens (
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    ZyXEL G-120 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 73 Windows XP of the default gateway in Gateway. To manually configure a default metric (the number of
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    ZyXEL G-120 User's Guide • Click Obtain servers, click Advanced and then the DNS tab to order them. Figure 74 Windows XP: Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties 8 Click OK to close the Internet Protocol ( Status and then click the Support tab. 104 Appendix E Setting up Your Computer's IP Address
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    3 creating a new profile 54 current configuration 43 current connection status 43 current status 62 Index ZyXEL G-120 User's Guide Index Customer Support 8 D data encryption 47 dBm 64 Disclaimer 3 driver version 67 Dynamic WEP Key Exchange 92 E EAP Authentication 38 Enabling OTIST 39 Encryption 93
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    ZyXEL G-120 User's Guide I 53, 54 delete 53 edit 53 106 information 53 Q Quick Start Guide 19, 24 R radio interference 71 real-time data traffic statistics 45 mode 59 SSID 44, 46, 62, 63 Starting OTIST 40 statistics 44 support CD 19 syntax conventions 19 T Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP) 38,
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    93 WPA2 38, 49, 93 WPA2-Pre-Shared Key 38, 93 WPA2-PSK 38, 93 WPA-PSK 38, 49, 93 WZC (Wireless Zero Configuration) 24 ZyXEL G-120 User's Guide Z ZyXEL Device Modes 23 ZyXEL Limited Warranty Note 7 ZyXEL Utility 24 accessing 25 help 25 opening 25 system tray icon 24 upgrade 68 version 67 Index 107
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ZyXEL G-120
802.11g Wireless CardBus Card
User’s Guide
Version 1.00
Edition 2
11/2006