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    ZyXEL G-220F 802.11g Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter User's Guide Version 1.00 11/2005
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    ZyXEL G-220F User's Guide Copyright Copyright © 2005 by ZyXEL Communications Corporation. The contents of this manual, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of ZyXEL Communications Corporation. Published by ZyXEL Communications Corporation. All rights reserved. Disclaimer ZyXEL
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    ZyXEL G-220F User's Guide Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Interference Statement The device complies with radio frequency energy, and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. If this equipment does cause harmful
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    ZyXEL G-220F User's Guide Certifications 1 Go to 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 you wish to view from this page 注意 ! Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Interference Statement 4
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    ZyXEL G-220F User's Guide ZyXEL Limited Warranty ZyXEL warrants to the original end user (purchaser) that this of any kind of character 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-220F 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 G-220F User's Guide METHOD SUPPORT E-MAIL TELEPHONEA WEB SITE LOCATION UNITED KINGDOM SALES E-MAIL [email protected] [email protected] FAX FTP SITE +44 (0) 1344 303044 www.zyxel.co.uk 08707 555779 (UK only) +44 (0) 1344 303034 ftp.zyxel.co.uk a. "+" is the (prefix) number you enter
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    Methods 20 1.4 Windows XP Users Only 20 1.5 Accessing the ZyXEL Utility 20 1.6 Connecting to a Wireless LAN 21 1.6.1 Site Survey 21 1.7 ZyXEL G-220F Modes 23 1.7.1 Change ZyXEL G-220F Mode 23 1.8 ZyXEL Utility Screen Summary 24 Chapter 2 Wireless LAN Network 26 2.1 Wireless LAN Overview 26
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    ZyXEL G-220F User's Guide 2.2.2 IEEE 802.1x 27 Wireless Client 32 2.5.2 Starting OTIST 32 2.5.3 Notes on OTIST 33 Chapter 3 Wireless Station Mode Configuration 34 3.1 Wireless Screen 43 3.4.1 Adding a New Profile 44 3.5 The Adapter Screen 48 Chapter 4 Access Point Mode Configuration 50 4.1
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    ZyXEL G-220F User's Guide 5.2 Uninstalling the ZyXEL Utility 56 5.3 Upgrading the ZyXEL Utility 57 Chapter 6 Troubleshooting 60 6.1 Problems Starting the ZyXEL Utility Program 60 6.2 Problem Connecting to an Access Point 60 6.3 Problem with the Link Status 61 6.4 Problems Communicating With
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    ZyXEL G-220F User's Guide 11 Table of Contents
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    ZyXEL G-220F User's Guide List of Figures Figure 1 Application: Infrastructure 19 Figure 2 Application: Ad-Hoc 19 Figure 3 Application: Access Point Mode 19 Figure 4 ZyXEL Utility: System Tray Icon 20 Figure 5 ZyXEL Utility: Site Survey 22 Figure 6 ZyXEL : Wireless Settings Mode: Adapter 48
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    ZyXEL G-220F User's Guide Figure 39 WIndows 2000: Network Properties: Select Network Adapter 66 Figure 40 Windows 2000: Local Network 66 Figure 41 Windows XP: System Tray Icon 68 Figure 42 Windows XP SP1: Wireless Network Connection 69 Figure 43 Windows XP SP2: Wireless Network Connection 69
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    ZyXEL Utility Program 60 Table 20 Troubleshooting Access Point Connection Problem 60 Table 21 Troubleshooting Link Quality 61 Table 22 Troubleshooting Communication Problem 61 Table 23 Product Specifications 62 Table 24 Windows XP SP2: System Tray Icon 75 Table 25 Windows XP SP2: Wireless
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    ZyXEL G-220F User's Guide 15 List of Tables
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    ZyXEL G-220F User's Guide Preface Congratulations on your purchase of the ZyXEL G-220F 802.11g Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter. Note: Register your product online to receive e-mail notices of firmware upgrades and information at www.zyxel.com for global products, or at www.us.zyxel.com for North American
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    ", and "i.e.," for "that is" or "in other words" throughout this manual. • The ZyXEL G-220F 802.11g Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter may be referred to as the ZyXEL G-220F in this user's guide. Graphics Icons Key Wireless Access Point Computer Notebook Computer Server Modem Telephone Switch Internet
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    ZyXEL G-220F User's Guide CHAPTER 1 Getting Started This chapter introduces the ZyXEL G-220F and prepares you to use the ZyXEL Utility. 1.1 About Your ZyXEL G-220F The ZyXEL G-220F is an IEEE 802.11g compliant wireless LAN adapter. The following lists the main features of your ZyXEL G-220F. See the
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    ZyXEL G-220F User's Guide Figure 1 Application: Infrastructure 1.1.1.2 Ad-Hoc In case you prefer to set up a small independent wireless workgroup without an AP, use the Ad-Hoc mode. Ad-hoc mode does not require an AP or a wired network. Two or more wireless clients communicate directly to each
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    Follow the instructions in the Quick Start Guide to install the ZyXEL Utility and make hardware connections. 1.3 Configuration Methods To configure your ZyXEL G-220F, use one of the following applications: • Wireless Zero Configuration (WZC) (recommended for Windows XP) • ZyXEL Utility (required
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    the window. icon (located in the top right corner) to display the on-line help 1.6 Connecting to a Wireless LAN This section shows you how to associate with a network using the ZyXEL Utility. You can either manually connect to a network or configure a profile to have the ZyXEL G-220F automatically
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    Utility: Site Survey ZyXEL G-220F User's Guide 4 To join a network, either click an SSID in the table and then click Connect or doubleclick an SSID. 5 If the wireless security is activated for the selected wireless network, the Security Settings screen displays. This screen varies according to
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    G-220F User's Guide Figure 7 ZyXEL Utility: Link Info 1.7 ZyXEL G-220F Modes You can set your ZyXEL G-220F to operate in either wireless station or access point (AP) modes. In wireless station mode, your ZyXEL G-220F must connect to a peer wireless station or an AP to take part in your wireless
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    color of the radio button. When you use the Windows XP WZC and the ZyXEL Utility to configure the ZyXEL G-220F at the same time, the ZyXEL G-220F automatically operates in wireless station mode and doesn't allow any configuration change. 1.8 ZyXEL Utility Screen Summary This sections describes the
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    ZyXEL G-220F User's Guide The following table describes the menus. Table 2 ZyXEL Utility: Menu Screen Summary TAB Station this screen to configure wireless LAN settings. Use this screen to configure which computer(s) you want access to the wireless LAN through the ZyXEL G-220F. 25 Chapter 1
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    ZyXEL G-220F User's Guide CHAPTER 2 Wireless LAN Network This chapter provides background information on wireless LAN network. 2.1 Wireless LAN Overview This section describes the wireless LAN network terms and applications. 2.1.1 SSID The SSID (Service Set Identity) is a unique name shared among
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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 ZyXEL G-220F allows you to configure up to four 64-bit, 128-bit or 256-bit WEP
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    ZyXEL G-220F User's Guide 2.2.3 WPA(2) Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) is a subset of the IEEE Pre-Shared Key) that only requires a single (identical) password entered into each access point, wireless gateway and wireless client. As long as the passwords match, a client will be granted access to a WLAN
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    ZyXEL G-220F User's Guide 2.2.4 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 (including spaces and symbols). 2 The AP
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    Figure 12 WPA with RADIUS Application Example ZyXEL G-220F User's Guide 2.3 Authentication Type The IEEE 802.11b/g standard describes a simple authentication method between the wireless stations and AP. Three authentication modes are defined: Auto, Open System and Shared Key. • Open System mode is
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    ZyXEL G-220F User's Guide Select Auto to have the ZyXEL G-220F automatically use short preamble when all access point/wireless stations support it, otherwise the ZyXEL G-220F uses long preamble. Note: The ZyXEL G-220F and the access point/wireless stations MUST use the same preamble mode in order to
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    ZyXEL G-220F User's Guide 2.5.1.2 Wireless Client Start the ZyXEL Utility and click the Adapter tab. Select the OTIST check box, enter the same Setup Key as your AP's and click Save. 2.5.2 Starting OTIST Note: You must click Start in the AP OTIST web configurator screen and in the wireless client
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    ZyXEL G-220F User's Guide 2 This screen appears while OTIST settings are being transferred. It closes when the transfer is complete. • 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 utility main screen. •
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    ZyXEL G-220F User's Guide CHAPTER 3 Wireless Station Mode Configuration This chapter shows you how to configure your ZyXEL G-220F in wireless station mode. 3.1 Wireless Station Mode Overview To set your ZyXEL G-220F in wireless station mode, refer to Section 1.7.1 on page 23. 3.2 The Link Info
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    The SSID identifies the Service Set to which a wireless station is associated. This field displays the name of the wireless device to which the ZyXEL G-220F is associated. AP MAC Address This field displays the MAC address of the wireless device to which the ZyXEL G220F is associated. Network Type
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    Figure 14 Station Mode: Link Info: Trend Chart ZyXEL G-220F User's Guide The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 4 Station Mode: Survey Screen Use the Site Survey screen to scan for and connect to a wireless network automatically. Figure 15 Station Mode: Site Survey Chapter
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    ZyXEL G-220F User's Guide The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 5 Station Mode: Site Survey LABEL DESCRIPTION Available Network Click a column heading to sort the entries. List , denotes that the wireless device is in infrastructure mode and the wireless security is
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    ZyXEL G-220F User's Guide 3.3.2 Security Settings When you configure the ZyXEL G-220F to connect to a network with wireless security activated and the security settings are disabled on the ZyXEL G-220F, the screen varies according to the encryption method used by the selected network. 3.3.2.1 WEP
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    ZyXEL G-220F User's Guide Table 6 Station Mode: Security Settings: 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 G-220F User's Guide The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 7 Station Mode: Security Settings: WPA-PSK LABEL Encryption TKIP. Refer to Section 2.2.3 on page 28 for more information. Click Next to go to the next screen. Chapter 3 Wireless Station Mode Configuration 40
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    ZyXEL G-220F User's Guide 3.3.2.3.2 Authentication Figure 19 Station Mode: Security Settings: WPA-RADIUS: CHALLENGE, TOKEN CARD and MS CHAP v2. Click Save to save the changes back to the ZyXEL G-220F and display the Link Info screen. Otherwise, click the close ( ) button to discard changes and
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    ZyXEL G-220F User's Guide 3.3.2.4 RADIUS Configure IEEE 802.1x security with various authentication CHALLENGE, TOKEN CARD and MS CHAP v2. Click Save to save the changes back to the ZyXEL G-220F and display the Link Info screen. Otherwise, click the close ( ) button to discard changes and go
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    ZyXEL G-220F User's Guide 3.4 The Profile Screen 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 21 Station
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    ZyXEL G-220F User's Guide Table 11 Station Mode: Profile (continued) LABEL DESCRIPTION Edit To edit an existing wireless network configuration, select Ad Hoc) of the profile. SSID This field displays the SSID (Service Set IDentifier) of the profile. Channel This field displays the channel
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    table and click Select, or enter the SSID of the wireless device to which you want to associate in this field manually. Otherwise, leave this field blank to have the ZyXEL G-220F associate to or roam between any infrastructure wireless networks. Select the Infrastructure radio button to associate to
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    ZyXEL G-220F 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 Wireless Mode Select a channel number from the drop-down list box. To associate to an ad-hoc network, you must use the
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    ZyXEL G-220F User's Guide Figure 25 Station Mode: Profile: Security Settings 5 This read-only screen shows a summary of Now button. Otherwise, click the Activate Later button. Note: Once you activate a profile, the ZyXEL Utility will use that profile the next time it is started. 47 Chapter
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    the Profile ZyXEL G-220F User's Guide 3.5 The Adapter Screen To set the advanced features on the ZyXEL G-220F, click the Adapter tab. Figure 28 Station Mode: Adapter The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 14 Station Mode: Adapter LABEL DESCRIPTION Adapter Transmission
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    ZyXEL G-220F 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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    using a dedicated AP device. Up to 16 wireless stations can associate to the ZyXEL G-220F. 4.1.1 Additional Setup Requirements To bridge your wired and wireless network using the ZyXEL G-220F, the following requirements must be met: 1 The ZyXEL G-220F must be installed on a computer connected to
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    ZyXEL G-220F User's Guide Figure 29 Access Point Mode: Link Info The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 15 Access Point Mode: Link Info LABEL DESCRIPTION Status SSID This field displays the name that identifies your ZyXEL G-220F in the wireless LAN network. Current
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    ZyXEL G-220F User's Guide The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 16 Access Point Mode: Configuration LABEL DESCRIPTION Wireless Settings SSID Hide SSID Channel OutputPower Security Settings WEP Authentication Type The SSID identifies the Service Set to which a wireless
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    Select this option if you want to manually enter the WEP keys. number between wireless LAN. Save Cancel ASCII WEP keys are case sensitive. Click Save to save the changes. Click Cancel to discard the changes. 4.4 The MAC Filter Screen The MAC Filter screen allows you to configure the ZyXEL G-220F
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    MAC Filter ZyXEL G-220F User's Guide The following ZyXEL G-220F, MAC addresses not listed will be allowed to access the ZyXEL G-220F. Select Accept to permit access to the ZyXEL G-220F, MAC addresses not listed will be denied access to the ZyXEL G-220F. Specify the MAC address(es) of the wireless
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    ZyXEL G-220F User's Guide 55 Chapter 4 Access Point Mode Configuration
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    the ZyXEL G-220F driver. This field displays the version number of the ZyXEL Utility. 5.2 Uninstalling the ZyXEL Utility Follow the steps below to remove (or uninstall) the ZyXEL Utility from your computer. 1 Click Start, Programs, ZyXEL G-220F Utility, Uninstall ZyXEL G-220F Utility. 2 Windows 98
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    ZyXEL G-220F User's Guide Figure 33 Uninstall 3 When prompted, click OK or Yes to remove the driver and the utility software. Figure 34 Uninstall: Confirm 4 Click Finish to complete uninstalling the software and restart the computer when prompted. Figure 35 Uninstall: Finish 5.3 Upgrading the ZyXEL
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    ZyXEL G-220F User's Guide To perform the upgrade, follow the steps below. 1 Download the latest version of the utility from the ZyXEL web site and save the file on your computer. 2 Follow the steps in Section 5.2 on page 56 to remove the current ZyXEL Utility from your computer. 3 Restart your
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    ZyXEL G-220F User's Guide 59 Chapter 5 Maintenance
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    , some instructions are provided to help you to diagnose and to solve the problem. 6.1 Problems Starting the ZyXEL Utility Program Table 19 Troubleshooting Starting ZyXEL Utility Program PROBLEM CORRECTIVE ACTION Cannot start the ZyXEL Wireless LAN Utility Make sure the ZyXEL G-220F is properly
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    ZyXEL G-220F User's Guide 6.3 Problem with the Link Status Table 21 Troubleshooting Link Quality PROBLEM CORRECTIVE Problems Communicating With Other Computers Table 22 Troubleshooting Communication Problem PROBLEM CORRECTIVE ACTION In wireless station mode, the computer with the ZyXEL G-220F
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    ZyXEL G-220F User's Guide Appendix A Product Specifications Table 23 Product Specifications PHYSICAL AND Storage Temperature Operating Humidity Storage Humidity Power Voltage Weight Dimension ZyXEL G-220F 802.11g Wireless USB Adapter USB 2.0 compatible IEEE 802.11b IEEE 802.11g Infrastructure Ad
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    ZyXEL G-220F User's Guide Table 23 Product Specifications (continued) Modulation Output Power RX < -85 dBm SOFTWARE SPECIFICATIONS Device Drivers Roaming WEP Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition, Windows ME, Windows 2000, Windows XP IEEE 802.11b/g compliant Supports 64-bit, 128-bit and 256-
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    ZyXEL G-220F 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 ZyXEL G-220F in access point (AP) mode. Refer to Chapter 4, "Access Point Mode Configuration," on page 50 for
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    ZyXEL G-220F User's Guide Figure 37 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 38 Windows 2000: Network Properties If there is more than one network adapter
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    ZyXEL G-220F User's Guide Figure 39 WIndows 2000: Network Properties: Select Network Adapter 5 A notice screen displays. Click Yes. Figure 40 Windows 2000: Local Network Configuring the Wireless Station Computer Refer to Appendix F, "Setting up Your Computer's IP Address," on page 90 for more
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    ZyXEL G-220F User's Guide 67 Appendix B
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    ZyXEL G-220F User's Guide APPENDIX C Disable Windows XP Wireless LAN Configuration Tool Windows XP includes a configuration tool (also known as Wireless Zero Configuration (WZC)) for wireless devices. Follow the steps below to disable the configuration tool in Windows XP after you install the ZyXEL
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    ZyXEL G-220F User's Guide Figure 42 Windows XP SP1: Wireless Network Connection Windows XP SP2: When a Wireless Network Connection window displays, click Change advanced settings under Related Tasks and then the Wireless Networks tab. Figure 43 Windows XP SP2: Wireless Network Connection 3 In the
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    ZyXEL G-220F User's Guide Figure 44 Windows XP SP1: Wireless Network Connection Properties Figure 45 Windows XP SP2: Wireless Network Connection Properties Appendix C 70
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    ZyXEL G-220F User's Guide Via the Control Panel 1 If the icon for the wireless network connection is not in the system tray, click Start, Control Panel and double-click Network Connections. 2 Double-click on the icon for wireless network connection to display a status window as shown below. 3 Click
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    ZyXEL G-220F User's Guide 4 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 48 Windows XP SP1: Wireless Network Connection Properties Figure 49 Windows XP SP2: Wireless Network
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    ZyXEL G-220F User's Guide 73 Appendix C
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    ZyXEL G-220F User's Guide APPENDIX D Management with Wireless Zero Configuration This appendix shows you how to manage your G-220F 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
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    ZyXEL G-220F 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-220F 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-220F 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-220F 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 SP2: Wireless Network
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    ZyXEL G-220F User's Guide Association Select a network in the Preferred networks list and click Properties to view or configure security. Figure 58 Windows XP: Wireless (network) properties: Association The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 27 Windows XP: Wireless (network
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    ZyXEL G-220F User's Guide Table 27 Windows XP: Wireless (network) properties: Association (continued) LABEL DESCRIPTION This is a computer-tocomputer (ad hoc) network; wireless access points are not used If this check box is selected, you are connecting to another computer directly. OK Click
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    ZyXEL G-220F User's Guide Table 28 Windows XP: Wireless (network) properties: Authentication (continued) LABEL Authenticate may have made. Authentication Properties Select an EAP authentication type in the Wireless (network) properties: Authentication screen and click the Properties button to
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    ZyXEL G-220F User's Guide The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 29 Windows XP: Protected EAP the check box to automatically reconnect to the network (without reauthentication) if the wireless connection goes down. Click OK to save your changes. Click Cancel to leave
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    ZyXEL G-220F User's Guide The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 30 Windows XP: Smart Card or other steps below to manage your preferred networks. 1 Windows XP SP2: Click Change the order of preferred networks in the Wireless Network Connection screen (see Figure 54 on page
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    ZyXEL G-220F User's Guide Figure 62 Windows XP SP2: Wireless Networks: Preferred Networks Windows XP SP1: In the Wireless Network Connection Status screen, click Properties and the Wireless Networks tab to open the screen as shown. Figure 63 Windows XP SP1: Wireless list manually. Appendix D 84
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    ZyXEL G-220F User's Guide 85 Appendix D
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    ZyXEL G-220F User' Guide Appendix E your network administrator for more information). Your wireless LAN device may not support all authentication types. EAP-MD5 (Message- imposes a management overhead. EAP-TTLS (Tunneled Transport Layer Service) EAP-TTLS is an extension of the EAP-TLS authentication
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    G-220F User' Guide PEAP (Protected EAP) Like EAP-TTLS, server-side certificate authentication is used to establish a secure connection, then use simple username and password methods through the secured connection to authenticate the clients, thus hiding client identity. However, PEAP only supports
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    ZyXEL G-220F User' Guide WPA User Authentication WPA applies IEEE 802.1x and Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) to authenticate wireless stations using an external RADIUS database. Encryption WPA improves data encryption by using Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP) or Advanced Encryption
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    ZyXEL G-220F User' Guide 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 configure these security features. Table 32 Wireless
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    ZyXEL G-220F User's Guide Appendix F Setting up Your Computer's IP Address All computers must have a 10M or 100M Ethernet adapter card and TCP/IP installed. Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP, Macintosh OS 7 and later operating systems and all versions of UNIX/LINUX include the software components you need
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    ZyXEL G-220F User's Guide Figure 64 WIndows 95/98/Me: Network: Configuration Installing Components The Network window Configuration tab displays a list of installed components. You need a network adapter, the TCP/IP protocol and Client for Microsoft Networks. If you need the adapter: 1 In the
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    ZyXEL G-220F 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 G-220F User's Guide Figure 66 Windows 95/98/Me: TCP/IP Properties: DNS ZyXEL G-220F and restart your computer when prompted. Verifying Settings 1 Click Start and then Run. 2 In the Run window, type "winipcfg" and then click OK to open the IP Configuration window. 3 Select your network adapter
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    Figure 67 Windows XP: Start Menu ZyXEL G-220F User's Guide 2 For Windows XP, click Network Connections. For Windows 2000/NT, click Network and Dial-up Connections. Figure 68 Windows XP: Control Panel 3 Right-click Local Area Connection and then click Properties. Appendix F 94
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    ZyXEL G-220F User's Guide 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. Figure 70 Windows XP: Local Area Connection Properties 5 The Internet Protocol TCP/IP Properties window opens (
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    ZyXEL G-220F 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 71 Windows of the default gateway in Gateway. To manually configure a default metric (the number of transmission
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    ZyXEL G-220F User's Guide Properties window. 9 Click OK to close the Local Area Connection Properties window. 10Turn on your ZyXEL G-220F and window, type "ipconfig" and then press [ENTER]. You can also open Network Connections, right-click a network connection, click Status and then click the Support
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    Figure 73 Macintosh OS 8/9: Apple Menu ZyXEL G-220F User's Guide 2 Select Ethernet built-in from the Connect via list. Figure 74 Macintosh OS 8/9: TCP/IP 3 For dynamically assigned settings, select Using DHCP Server from the Configure: list. Appendix F 98
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    ZyXEL G-220F User's Guide 4 For statically assigned settings, do the following: • From the Configure box, select Manually. • Type your IP address in the IP Address box. • Type your subnet mask in the Subnet mask box. • Type the IP address of your ZyXEL G-220F in the Router address box. 5 Close the
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    the Configure box, select Manually. • Type your IP address in the IP Address box. • Type your subnet mask in the Subnet mask box. • Type the IP address of your ZyXEL G-220F in the Router address box. 5 Click Apply Now and close the window. 6 Turn on your ZyXEL G-220F and restart your computer (if
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    ZyXEL G-220F User's Guide 101 Appendix F
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    new profile 44 current configuration 34 current connection status 34 current status 51 Customer Support 6 Index ZyXEL G-220F User's Guide Index D data encryption 37 dBm 52 Denmark, Contact Information 6 driver version 56 Dynamic WEP Key Exchange 87 E Enabling OTIST 31 Encryption 88 F FCC 3 Finland
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    ZyXEL G-220F User's Guide utility 18 L link information 34, 51 M MAC (Media Access Control) 53 Spain, Contact Information 6 SSID 35, 37, 51, 52 SSID (Service Set Identity) 26 Starting OTIST 32 statistics 35 support CD 16 Support E-mail 6 Sweden, Contact Information 6 syntax conventions 16 T Telephone
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    station mode 23, 35 configuration 34 WLAN Security parameters 89 Worldwide Contact Information 6 WZC (Wireless Zero Configuration) 20 Index ZyXEL G-220F User's Guide Z ZyXEL G-220F Modes 23 ZyXEL Limited Warranty Note 5 ZyXEL Utility 20 accessing 20 help 21 opening 21 system tray icon 20 upgrade 57
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ZyXEL G-220F
802.11g Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter
User’s Guide
Version 1.00
11/2005