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    ZyXEL G-270S 802.11g Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter User's Guide Version 1.00 12/2005 Edition 1
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    ZyXEL G-270S User's Guide Copyright Copyright © 2005 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 G-270S 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-270S 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
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    ZyXEL G-270S 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-270S 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-270S User's Guide METHOD SUPPORT E-MAIL LOCATION POLAND SALES E-MAIL [email protected] TELEPHONEA FAX +48-22-5286603 +48-22-5206701 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 support@zyxel.
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    1.1.1.1 Infrastructure 19 1.1.1.2 Ad-Hoc 20 1.2 ZyXEL G-270S Hardware and Utility Installation 21 1.3 Configuration Methods 21 1.4 Windows XP Users Only 21 1.5 Accessing the ZyXEL Utility 21 1.6 ZyXEL Utility Screen Summary 22 1.7 Connecting to a Wireless LAN 23 1.7.1 Site Survey 23 Chapter
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    802.1x 41 3.2.3 Confirm Save Screen 42 3.3 The Profile Screen 43 3.3.1 Adding a New Profile 45 3.4 The Adapter Screen 49 Chapter 4 Maintenance ...51 4.1 The About Screen 51 4.2 Uninstalling the ZyXEL Utility 51 4.3 Upgrading the ZyXEL Utility 52 Chapter 5 Troubleshooting 53 5.1 Problems
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    ZyXEL G-270S User's Guide Product Specifications 55 Appendix B Disable Windows XP Wireless LAN Configuration Tool 57 Appendix C Management with Wireless Zero Configuration 63 Appendix D Types of EAP Authentication 75 Index...79 Table of Contents 11
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    ZyXEL G-270S User's Guide 12 Table of Contents
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    ZyXEL G-270S User's Guide List of Figures Figure 1 Application: Infrastructure 20 Figure 2 Application: Ad-Hoc 20 Figure 3 ZyXEL Utility: System Tray Icon 21 Figure 4 Menu Summary 22 Figure 5 ZyXEL Utility: Site Survey 23 Figure 6 ZyXEL Utility: Security Settings 24 Figure 7 ZyXEL Utility:
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    ZyXEL G-270S User's Guide Figure 39 Windows XP SP2: Wireless Network Connection Status 64 Figure 40 Windows XP SP1: Wireless Network Connection Status 65 Figure 41 Windows XP SP2: Wireless Network Connection 65 Figure 42 Windows XP SP1: Wireless Network Connection Properties 66 Figure 43 Windows
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    Starting ZyXEL Utility Program 53 Table 17 Troubleshooting Link Quality 53 Table 18 Troubleshooting Communication Problem 54 Table 19 Product Specifications 55 Table 20 Windows XP SP2: System Tray Icon 64 Table 21 Windows XP SP2: Wireless Network Connection 66 Table 22 Windows XP: Wireless
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    ZyXEL G-270S User's Guide 16 List of Tables
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    purchase of the ZyXEL G-270S 802.11g Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter. Your ZyXEL G-270S is easy to install and configure. About This User's Guide This manual is designed to guide you through the configuration of your ZyXEL G-270S for its various applications. Related Documentation • Supporting Disk Refer
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    ZyXEL G-270S User's Guide Graphics Icons Key Wireless Access Point Computer Notebook Computer Server Modem Telephone Switch Internet Cloud Wireless Signal Router 18 Preface
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    ZyXEL G-270S User's Guide CHAPTER 1 Getting Started This chapter introduces the ZyXEL G-270S and prepares you to use the ZyXEL Utility. 1.1 About Your ZyXEL G-270S The ZyXEL G-270S is an IEEE 802.11g compliant wireless LAN USB adapter. The following lists the main features of your ZyXEL G-270S. See
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    ZyXEL G-270S 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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    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-270S, use one of the following applications: • Wireless Zero Configuration (WZC) (recommended for Windows XP) • ZyXEL Utility (This guide shows
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    to a wireless network. The ZyXEL G-270S is operating in wireless station mode and connected to a wireless network. 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
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    ZyXEL G-270S User's Guide 1.7 Connecting to a Wireless LAN The following sections show 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 G270S automatically connect to a specific network. Otherwise,
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    ZyXEL G-270S User's Guide Figure 6 ZyXEL Utility: Security Settings 6 Verify that you have successfully connected to the selected network and check the network information in the Link Info screen. If the ZyXEL G-270S is not connected to a network, the fields in this screen are blank. Figure 7 ZyXEL
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    ZyXEL G-270S 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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    Utility and entering them manually as the WEP keys in the other WLAN adapter(s). • Enter the WEP keys manually. Your ZyXEL G-270S allows you to configure up to four 64-bit, 128-bit or 152-bit WEP keys and only one key is used as the default key at any one time. 2.2.2 IEEE 802.1x The IEEE 802.1x
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    an EAP-compatible RADIUS server, an access point helps a wireless station and a RADIUS server perform authentication. The type of authentication you use depends on the RADIUS server and an intermediary AP(s) that supports IEEE 802.1x. The ZyXEL G-270S supports EAP-TLS and EAP-PEAP. Refer to Appendix
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    ZyXEL G-270S User's Guide 2.2.3.2 User Authentication WPA or WPA2 applies IEEE 802.1x and Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) to authenticate wireless clients using an external RADIUS database. 2.2.4 WPA(2)-PSK Application Example A WPA(2)s-PSK application looks as follows. 1 First enter
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    what preamble mode the wireless adapters support, and to provide more reliable communications in busy wireless networks. Select Long and Short to have the ZyXEL G-270S automatically use short preamble when access point/wireless stations support it, otherwise the ZyXEL G-270S uses long preamble. Note
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    ZyXEL G-270S User's Guide 2.5 Introduction to OTIST In a wireless network, the wireless clients must have the same SSID and security settings as the access point (AP) or wireless router (we will refer to both as "AP" here) in order to associate with it. Traditionally this meant that you had to
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    ZyXEL G-270S User's Guide 2.5.1.2 Wireless Client Start the ZyXEL Utility and click the Adapter tab. Select the Auto Security check box, enter the same Setup Key as your AP's and click Save. Chapter 2 Wireless LAN Network 31
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    ZyXEL G-270S User's Guide 2.5.2 Starting OTIST Note: You must click Start in the AP OTIST web configurator screen and Save in the wireless client(s) Adapter screen all within three minutes (at the time or writing). You can start OTIST in the wireless clients and AP in any order but they must all be
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    ZyXEL G-270S User's Guide 3 When the wireless client finds an OTIST-enabled AP, you must still click the keys on the AP after using OTIST, you need to run OTIST again or enter them manually in the wireless client(s). 5 If you configure OTIST to generate a WPA-PSK key, this key changes each time you run
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    ZyXEL G-270S User's Guide 34 Chapter 2 Wireless LAN Network
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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-270S is associated. AP MAC Address This field displays the MAC address of the wireless device to which the ZyXEL G270S is associated. Network Type
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    ZyXEL G-270S User's Guide Table 3 Link Info (continued) LABEL DESCRIPTION Transmission Rate This field displays the current transmission rate of the ZyXEL G-270S in megabits per second (Mbps). Security This field displays whether data encryption is activated (WEP (WEP or 802.1x), TKIP (WPA/WPA
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    ZyXEL G-270S User's Guide 3.2 The Site Survey Screen Use the Site Survey screen to scan for and connect to a wireless network automatically. Figure 12 Site Survey The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 5 Site Survey LABEL DESCRIPTION Available Network Click a column
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    ZyXEL G-270S to connect to a network with wireless security activated and the security settings are disabled on the ZyXEL G-270S, the screen varies according to the encryption method used by the selected network. 3.2.2.1 WEP Encryption Figure 13 Security Settings: WEP 38 Chapter 3 ZyXEL Utility
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    ZyXEL G-270S User's Guide The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 6 Security Settings: WEP LABEL DESCRIPTION Security Setting WEP Select 64 Bits, 128 Bits or 152 Bits WPA2-PSK are only available in Windows XP and Windows 2000. Chapter 3 ZyXEL Utility Configuration 39
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    ZyXEL G-270S User's Guide Figure 14 Security Settings: WPA/WPA2 The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 7 screen without saving. 3.2.2.3 WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK Note: WPA2 and WPA2-PSK are only available in Windows XP and Windows 2000. 40 Chapter 3 ZyXEL Utility Configuration
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    Figure 15 Security Settings: WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK ZyXEL G-270S User's Guide The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 8 . Click Exit to return to the Site Survey screen without saving. 3.2.2.4 802.1x Figure 16 Security Settings: 802.1x Chapter 3 ZyXEL Utility Configuration 41
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    ZyXEL G-270S User's Guide The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 9 Security Settings: 802.1x LABEL Authentication Type Login Name Password Certificate Validate Server and save the security settings. Figure 17 Confirm Save Screen 42 Chapter 3 ZyXEL Utility Configuration
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    ZyXEL G-270S User's Guide The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 10 Confirm Save Screen LABEL 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,
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    ZyXEL G-270S User's Guide Figure the pre-configured profile. This is the SSID of the wireless network to which the selected profile associate. To use a SSID (Service Set IDentifier) of the profile. This field displays the channel number used by the profile. 44 Chapter 3 ZyXEL Utility Configuration
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    Info table and click Select, or enter the SSID of the wireless device to which you want to associate in this field manually. Otherwise, enter Any to have the ZyXEL G-270S associate to or roam between any infrastructure wireless networks. Select the Infrastructure radio button to associate to an AP
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    the SSID (Service Set IDentifier) of each wireless device. Click Scan to search for available wireless devices within transmission range. Select an available wireless device in the table and click Select to add it to this profile. Whenever you activate this profile, the ZyXEL G-270S associates to
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    ZyXEL G-270S User's Guide Table 13 Profile: Wireless Setting: Select a Channel (continued) LABEL Next peer wireless computers as they are on the ZyXEL G-270S. Refer to Section 3.2.2 on page 38 for detailed information on wireless security configuration. Chapter 3 ZyXEL Utility Configuration 47
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    ZyXEL G-270S User's Guide Figure 22 Profile: Security Setting 5 This read-only screen shows a summary of the new Activate 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. 48 Chapter
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    Profile: Activate the Profile ZyXEL G-270S User's Guide 3.4 The Adapter Screen To set the advanced features on the ZyXEL G-270S, click the Adapter tab. Figure 25 Adapter Screen The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 14 Adapter LABEL Adapter Setting Transfer Rate Preamble
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    ZyXEL G-270S User's Guide Table 14 Adapter LABEL OTIST (OneTouch Intelligent Security) Setup Key Start Save DESCRIPTION Select this check box to enable auto security. Enter the same setup key (up to eight printable characters) as the ZyXEL AP or wireless router to which you want to associate. The
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    of the ZyXEL G-270S driver. This field displays the version number of the ZyXEL Utility. 4.2 Uninstalling the ZyXEL Utility Follow the steps below to remove (or uninstall) the ZyXEL Utility from your computer. 1 Click Start, Programs, ZyXEL G-270S Utility, Uninstall ZyXEL G-270S Utility. 2 Click
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    ZyXEL G-270S User's Guide Figure 27 Uninstall: Finish 4.3 Upgrading the ZyXEL Utility Note: Before you uninstall the ZyXEL Utility, take note of the current network configuration. To perform the upgrade, follow the steps below. 1 Download the latest version of the utility from the ZyXEL web site
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    ZyXEL G-270S User's Guide CHAPTER 5 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. 5.1 Problems Starting the ZyXEL Utility Program Table 16
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    ZyXEL G-270S User's Guide 5.3 Problems Communicating With Other Computers Table 18 Troubleshooting Communication Problem PROBLEM CORRECTIVE ACTION In wireless station mode, the computer with the ZyXEL G-270S installed cannot communicate with the other computer(s). In Infrastructure Mode • Make
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    Humidity Storage Humidity Power Consumption Voltage Weight Dimension ZyXEL G-270S 802.11g Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter USB 2.0 bus-powered IEEE 802.11b IEEE 802.11g Infrastructure Ad-Hoc 64/128/256-bit WEP Encryption 0 ~ 50 degrees Centigrade -10 ~ 60 degrees Centigrade 20 ~ 95% (non-condensing) 20
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    ZyXEL G-270S User's Guide Table 19 Product Specifications (continued) Roaming WEP IEEE 802.11b/g compliant 64/128/256-bit WEP encryption 56 Appendix A Product Specifications
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    270S User's Guide APPENDIX B 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 Utility
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    ZyXEL G-270S User's Guide Figure 29 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 30 Windows XP SP2: Wireless Network Connection 3 In the
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    ZyXEL G-270S User's Guide Figure 31 Windows XP SP1: Wireless Network Connection Properties Figure 32 Windows XP SP2: Wireless Network Connection Properties Appendix B Disable Windows XP Wireless LAN Configuration Tool 59
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    ZyXEL G-270S 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-270S 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 35 Windows XP SP1: Wireless Network Connection Properties Figure 36 Windows XP SP2: Wireless Network
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    ZyXEL G-270S User's Guide 62 Appendix B Disable Windows XP Wireless LAN Configuration Tool
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    ZyXEL G-270S User's Guide APPENDIX C Management with Wireless Zero Configuration This appendix shows you how to manage your ZyXEL wireless LAN adapter using the Windows XP wireless zero configuration tool. Be sure you have the Windows XP service pack 2 installed on your computer. Otherwise, you
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    ZyXEL G-270S 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 38 Windows XP SP2: System Tray Icon The type of the wireless network icon in Windows XP SP2 indicates
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    ZyXEL G-270S 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 40 Windows XP SP1: Wireless Network Connection Status 3 Windows XP SP2: Click Refresh network
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    ZyXEL G-270S User's Guide The following table describes the icons in the wireless network list. Table 21 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-270S 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 43 Windows XP SP2: Wireless Network Connection: WEP or WPA-PSK Figure 44 Windows XP SP2: Wireless Network
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    ZyXEL G-270S User's Guide Association Select a network in the Preferred networks list and click Properties to view or configure security. Figure 45 Windows XP: Wireless (network) properties: Association The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 23 Windows XP: Wireless (network
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    ZyXEL G-270S User's Guide Table 23 Windows XP: Wireless (network) properties: Association (continued) LABEL DESCRIPTION This is a computer-tocomputer (ad hoc) network; wireless Table 24 Windows XP: Wireless (network) properties: Authentication LABEL DESCRIPTION Enable IEEE 802.1x
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    ZyXEL G-270S User's Guide Table 24 Windows XP: Wireless (network) properties: Authentication (continued) LABEL Authenticate as computer when computer information is available Authenticate as guest when user or computer information is unavailable OK Cancel
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    ZyXEL G-270S User's Guide The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 25 Windows XP: Protected EAP Properties LABEL Validate server certificate Connect to these servers Trusted Root Certification Authorities: Do not prompt user to authorize new server or trusted
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    ZyXEL G-270S User's Guide The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 26 Windows XP: Smart Card or other 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 41 on page
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    ZyXEL G-270S User's Guide Figure 49 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 50 Windows XP SP1: Wireless Networks: Preferred Networks 2
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    ZyXEL G-270S User's Guide 74 Appendix C Management with Wireless Zero Configuration
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    ZyXEL G-270S User's Guide APPENDIX D 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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    ZyXEL G-270S User's Guide PEAP (Protected EAP) Like EAP-TTLS, server-side certificate authentication is Cisco implementation of IEEE 802.1x. Dynamic WEP Key Exchange The AP maps a unique key that is generated with the RADIUS server. This key expires when the wireless connection times out,
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    ZyXEL G-270S User's Guide WPA(2) User Authentication WPA or WPA2 applies IEEE 802.1x and Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) to authenticate wireless stations using an external RADIUS database. Encryption Both WPA and WPA2 improve data encryption by using Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP),
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    ZyXEL G-270S User's 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 28 Wireless
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    21 Wireless Zero Configuration (WZC) 21 ZyXEL Utility 21 connecting to a WLAN 38 Copyright 3 creating a new profile 45 current configuration 35 current connection status 35 Customer Support 7 Index ZyXEL G-270S User's Guide Index D data encryption 37 Denmark, Contact Information 7 driver version
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    ZyXEL G-270S User's Guide L link information 35 M Message Integrity Check 27 Message Integrity Check (MIC) 77 49 Spain, Contact Information 8 SSID 35, 37 SSID (Service Set Identity) 25 Starting OTIST 32 statistics 36 support CD 17 Support E-mail 7 Sweden, Contact Information 8 syntax conventions 17
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    54 starting ZyXEL Utility 53 U uninstalling ZyXEL Utility 51 upgrading ZyXEL Utility 52 important step 52 User Authentication 28, 77 V voltage 55 W Web Site 7 WEP 26, 38, 39 manual setup 26, 39 passphrase 26, 39 WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) 26 Wi-Fi Protected Access 27 Windows XP 21 wireless LAN
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ZyXEL G-270S
802.11g Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter
User’s Guide
Version 1.00
12/2005
Edition 1