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    G-320H 802.11g Wireless High Power PCI Adapter User's Guide Version 1.00 10/2006 Edition 1 www.zyxel.com
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    About This User's Guide Intended Audience This manual is intended for people who want to configure the G-320H using the ZyXEL utility. You should have at least a basic knowledge of TCP/IP networking concepts and topology. Related Documentation • Quick Start Guide The Quick Start Guide is designed to
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    (for example, other things you may need to configure or helpful tips) or recommendations. Syntax Conventions • The G-320H may be referred to as the "G-320H" or the "device" in this User's Guide. • Product labels, screen names, field labels and field choices are all in bold font. • A key stroke is
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    Document Conventions Icons Used in Figures Figures in this User's Guide may use the following generic icons. The G-320H icon is not an exact representation of your device. AP Computer Notebook computer Server Wireless Signal Modem or Router Internet Cloud G-320H User's Guide 5
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    safety, be sure to read and follow all warning notices and instructions. • Do NOT use this product near water, for example, Do NOT store things on the device. • Do NOT install, use, or service this device during a thunderstorm. There is a remote risk of electric shock from . 6 G-320H User's Guide
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    Contents Overview Contents Overview Getting Started ...19 Tutorial ...25 Wireless LAN Network ...33 Wireless Station Mode Configuration 41 Access Point Mode Configuration 59 Maintenance ...65 Troubleshooting ...69 G-320H User's Guide 7
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    Contents Overview 8 G-320H User's Guide
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    Mode ...19 1.2.2 Access Point Mode 20 1.2.3 Changing G-320H Mode 21 1.3 G-320H Hardware and Utility Installation 22 1.3.1 ZyXEL Utility Icon ...22 1.4 Configuration Methods ...22 1.4.1 Enabling WZC ...23 1.4.2 Accessing the ZyXEL Utility 23 Chapter 2 Tutorial ...25 2.1 Connecting to a Wireless
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    The Adapter Screen ...55 Chapter 5 Access Point Mode Configuration 59 5.1 Access Point Mode Introduction 59 5.1.1 ZyXEL Utility Screen ...65 6.2 Uninstalling the ZyXEL Utility 65 6.3 Upgrading the ZyXEL Utility 66 Chapter 7 Troubleshooting...69 Appendix A Product 109 10 G-320H User's Guide
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    Table of Contents Appendix G Customer Support 113 Index...117 G-320H User's Guide 11
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    Table of Contents 12 G-320H User's Guide
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    : Security Settings 54 Figure 35 Station Mode: Profile: Confirm New Settings 55 Figure 36 Station Mode: Profile: Activate the Profile 55 Figure 37 Station Mode: Adapter ...56 Figure 38 ZyXEL Utility Menu Summary: AP Mode 59 G-320H User's Guide 13
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    Area Connection Properties 102 Figure 77 Windows XP: Advanced TCP/IP Settings 103 Figure 78 Windows XP: Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties 104 Figure 79 Macintosh OS 8/9: Apple Menu 105 Figure 80 Macintosh OS 8/9: TCP/IP 105 Figure 81 Macintosh OS X: Apple Menu 106 14 G-320H User's Guide
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    List of Figures Figure 82 Macintosh OS X: Network ...107 G-320H User's Guide 15
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    List of Figures 16 G-320H User's Guide
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    14 Station Mode: Adapter ...56 Table 15 ZyXEL Utility Menu Summary: AP Windows XP: Protected EAP Properties 86 Table 27 Windows XP: Smart Card or other Certificate Properties 87 Table 28 Comparison of EAP Authentication Types 92 Table 29 Wireless Security Relational Matrix 96 G-320H User's Guide
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    List of Tables 18 G-320H User's Guide
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    Started This chapter introduces the G-320H and prepares you to use the ZyXEL utility. 1.1 About Your G-320H The G-320H is an IEEE 802.11b/g compliant wireless LAN adapter. You can also use the ZyXEL utility to turn your G-320H into an access point (AP). The ZyXEL utility is a tool that helps you
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    or more wireless clients (wireless stations) communicate directly to each other. Figure 2 Application: Ad-Hoc 1.2.2 Access Point Mode In access point mode, your G-320H functions as an access point. This allows you to set up a wireless network without using a dedicated AP. The following figure shows
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    in which the G-320H is installed uses WZC (Wireless Zero Configuration), the G-320H cannot function as an AP. 1.2.3 Changing G-320H Mode To change between the modes, select either Station Mode or AP Mode in any ZyXEL utility screens. Figure 4 ZyXEL Utility: Change Modes G-320H User's Guide 21
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    320H Hardware and Utility Installation Follow the instructions in the Quick Start Guide to install the ZyXEL utility and make hardware connections. 1.3.1 ZyXEL Utility Icon " After you install and start the ZyXEL utility, an icon for the ZyXEL utility appears in the system tray. The ZyXEL utility
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    Utility, ZyXEL G-320H Utility. 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 2000 are shown in this User's Guide
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    Chapter 1 Getting Started 24 G-320H User's Guide
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    27). This chapter also includes a simple example of how to configure the G-320H as an AP using the ZyXEL utility. See Section 2.3 on page 30 for more information. 2.1 Connecting to a Wireless LAN This example illustrates how to manually connect your wireless client to an access point (AP) which is
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    Chapter 2 Tutorial Figure 8 ZyXEL Utility: Site Survey 2 The wireless client automatically searches for to return to the Site Survey screen. Figure 9 ZyXEL Utility: Security Setting 5 The Confirm New Settings window appears. Check your settings and click Save to continue. 26 G-320H User's Guide
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    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 chosen the profile name "PN_Example3". G-320H User's Guide 27
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    characters). Select Infrastructure and either manually enter or select the AP's SSID in the Scan Info table and click Select. 4 Choose the same encryption method as the AP to which you want to connect (In this example, WPA-PSK). Figure 14 ZyXEL Utility: Profile Security 28 G-320H User's Guide
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    settings in the ready-only screen. Click Save to save and go to the next screen. Figure 16 ZyXEL Utility: Profile Confirm New Settings " 7 Click Activate Now to use the new profile immediately. Otherwise, click the one profile can be activated and used at any given time. G-320H User's Guide 29
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    using your settings. When the wireless link is established, the ZyXEL utility icon in the system tray turns green and the Link Troubleshooting section of this User's Guide or contact your network administrator if necessary. 2.3 Configuring the G-320H as an AP " In access point mode, your G-320H
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    " 2 If you want to change the SSID and enable wireless security for your G-320H, click the Configuration tab and refer to Section 5.3 on page 61 for detailed field descriptions. You can only use WEP when the G-320H is in AP mode. Figure 19 ZyXEL Utility: AP: Configuration G-320H User's Guide 31
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    Chapter 2 Tutorial 32 G-320H User's Guide
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    device in the same wireless network must 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 stations or television channels, each wireless network uses a specific
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    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-320H in AP mode which devices are allowed or not allowed . 2. Hexadecimal characters are 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, A, B, C, D, E, and F. 34 G-320H User's Guide
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    . However, every wireless client in the wireless network has to support IEEE 802.1x to do this. Wireless networks can use encryption the ZyXEL utility and entering them manually as the WEP keys in the other WLAN adapter(s). • Enter the WEP keys manually. Your G-320H allows you 320H User's Guide 35
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    to support supports IEEE 802.1x. The G-320H supports EAP wireless clients support WPA2 and the wireless clients do not support WPA2, just use WPA wireless clients do not support WPA or WPA2. WEP the AP and then manually configure the exact same to wireless clients that support OTIST and are within
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    you start transferring settings. We use the P-334U in this guide as the example AP. Screens may vary slightly for your ZyXEL devices. The AP and wireless client(s) MUST use the same key, select the Yes check box. If you manually configured a WEP key or a WPA-PSK key and you also selected this check box,
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    Chapter 3 Wireless LAN Network 3.3.1.2 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 screen appears while OTIST settings are being transferred. It closes when the transfer is complete. 38 G-320H User's Guide
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    Click OK to go back to the ZyXEL utility main screen. • If there is more this screen each time you start the utility. Click Yes for it to search one minute. (If you manually have the wireless client search for need to run OTIST again or enter them manually in the wireless client(s). 5 If you
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    Chapter 3 Wireless LAN Network 40 G-320H User's Guide
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    ZyXEL Utility Screen Summary This section describes the ZyXEL utility screens when the G-320H is in station mode. Figure 21 ZyXEL Utility Menu Summary: Station Mode The following table describes the menus. Table 2 ZyXEL Utility wireless and security settings. Adapter Use this screen to configure
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    ZyXEL utility starts, the Link Info screen displays, showing the current configuration and connection status of your G-320H 320H is associated. AP MAC Address This field displays the MAC address of the AP or peer computer to which the G320H the radio channel the G-320H is currently using. Statistics
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    The signal strength is mainly depending on the antenna output power and the distance between your G-320H and the AP or peer computer. Link Quality The status bar shows the quality of wireless connection screen to scan for and connect to a wireless network automatically. G-320H User's Guide 43
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    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 at This field displays the time when the wireless device is scanned. 44 G-320H User's Guide
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    Enter a passphrase of up to 63 case-sensitive printable characters. As you enter the passphrase, the G-320H automatically generates four different WEP keys and displays one of them in the key field below. Refer to use for data encryption. The key displays in the field below. G-320H User's Guide 45
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    ) LABEL DESCRIPTION Key x (where x is a number between 1 and 4) Select this option if you want to manually enter the WEP keys. Enter the WEP key in the field provided. If you select 64 Bits in the WEP WPA2-PSK Figure 26 Station Mode: Security Setting: WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK 46 G-320H User's Guide
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    server. Password This field is not available when you select TLS in the Authentication Type field. Enter the password associated with the user name above. G-320H User's Guide 47
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    in the Authentication Type field. Select a certificate used by the authentication server to authenticate the G-320H. Validate Server Certificate PEAP Inner EAP Back Next Exit Note: You must first have a wired field. Enter the password associated with the user name above. 48 G-320H User's Guide
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    in the Authentication Type field. Select a certificate used by the authentication server to authenticate the G-320H. Validate Server Certificate PEAP Inner EAP Back Next Exit Note: You must first have a by the profile. Back Click Back to return to the previous screen. G-320H User's Guide 49
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    security. 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 30 Station Mode: Profile 50 G-320H User's Guide
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    network type (Infrastructure or Ad-Hoc) of the profile. SSID This field displays the SSID (Service Set IDentifier) of the profile. Frequency This field displays the wireless LAN mode of the profile An Add New Profile screen displays as shown next. Click Next to continue. G-320H User's Guide 51
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    device to which you want to associate in this field manually. Network Type Select Infrastructure to associate to an AP. deactivated. SSID This field displays the SSID (Service Set IDentifier) of each AP or peer device 320H associates to the selected wireless network only. 52 G-320H User's Guide
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    same channel as the peer computer. Wireless Mode This displays b+g and allows the G-320H to connect to either an IEEE 802.11g or IEEE 802.11b wireless device. 3 method. Otherwise, select Disabled to allow the G-320H to communicate with the access points or other peer wireless computers without any data
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    must be exactly the same on the APs or other peer wireless computers as they are on the G-320H. Refer to Section 4.3.1 on page 45 for detailed information on wireless security configuration. Figure 34 Station Mode , click Exit to go back to the Profile screen without saving. 54 G-320H User's Guide
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    only one profile at a time. " Once you activate a profile, the ZyXEL utility will use that profile the next time it is started. Figure 36 Station Mode: Profile: Activate the Profile 4.5 The Adapter Screen To set the advanced features on the G-320H, click the Adapter tab. G-320H User's Guide 55
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    data. All IEEE 802.11b/g compliant wireless adapters support Long Preamble, but not all support short preamble. Select Auto to have the G-320H automatically use short preamble when all access point or wireless stations support it; otherwise the G-320H uses long preamble. Power Saving Mode WMM QoS
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    settings as the ZyXEL AP or wireless router. You must also activate and start OTIST on the ZyXEL AP or wireless router all within three minutes. See Section 3.3 on page 36 for more information. Click Save to save the changes to the G-320H and return to the Link Info screen. G-320H User's Guide 57
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    Chapter 4 Wireless Station Mode Configuration 58 G-320H User's Guide
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    page 21). In access point mode, your G-320H allows you to set up your wireless networks without using a dedicated AP. 5.1.1 ZyXEL Utility Screen Summary This section describes the ZyXEL utility screens when the G-320H is in AP mode. Figure 38 ZyXEL Utility Menu Summary: AP Mode The following table
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    through the G-320H. Refer to 320H in the wireless LAN network. Current Channel This field displays the radio channel the G-320H is currently using. Transmission Rate This field displays the current transmission rate of the G-320H 320H. Output Power This field shows the strength of the G-320H
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    client that is currently connected to the G-320H. Click Refresh to update this screen. 5.3 The Configuration Screen Click Configuration in the ZyXEL utility screen to display the screen as shown. Set the operating frequency/channel depending on your geographical region. G-320H User's Guide 61
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    the field below. Key x (where x is a number between 1 and 4) Select this option if you want to manually enter the WEP keys. Enter the WEP key in the field provided. If you select 64 Bits in the WEP field Click Save to save the changes. Click Cancel to discard the changes. 62 G-320H User's Guide
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    MAC address(es) of the wireless station(s) that is allowed or denied association to the G-320H. Enter six pairs of hexadecimal digits (separated by colons) in the range of "A-F", "a-f" Save to save the changes back to the G-320H. Cancel Click Cancel to discard the changes. G-320H User's Guide 63
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    Chapter 5 Access Point Mode Configuration 64 G-320H User's Guide
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    the ZyXEL Utility Follow the steps below to remove (or uninstall) the ZyXEL utility from your computer. 1 Click Start, (All) Programs, ZyXEL G-320H Utility, Uninstall ZyXEL G-320H Software. 2 When prompted, click OK or Yes to remove the driver and the utility software. G-320H User's Guide 65
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    latest version of the utility from the ZyXEL web site and save the file on your computer. 2 Follow the steps in Section 6.2 on page 65 to remove the current ZyXEL utility from your computer. 3 Restart your computer when prompted. 4 Disconnect the G-320H from your computer. 66 G-320H User's Guide
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    Chapter 6 Maintenance 5 Double-click on the setup program for the new utility to start the ZyXEL utility installation. 6 Insert the G-320H and check the version numbers in the About screen to make sure the new utility is installed properly. G-320H User's Guide 67
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    Chapter 6 Maintenance 68 G-320H User's Guide
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    in access point mode using the ZyXEL utility, close the ZyXEL utility and then use the Windows XP configuration tool. Before you use the Windows XP configuration tool, make sure you set the G-320H to operate in station mode before you close and exit the ZyXEL utility. G-320H User's Guide 69
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    7 Troubleshooting V The 320H installed is turned on. 2 Make sure the wireless station(s) uses the same SSID as the G-320H. 3 Make sure the wireless station(s) uses the same security settings. 4 Verify that the wireless station(s) is not blocked in the MAC Filter screen. 70 G-320H User's Guide
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    AND ENVIRONMENTAL Product Name Interface ZyXEL G-320H 802.11g Wireless High Power PCI Adapter 3.3V 32-bit PCI V2.2 Standards Network Architectures Antenna 11 Mbps (CCK): < -85 dBm SOFTWARE SPECIFICATIONS Device Drivers Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows XP 64-bit G-320H User's Guide 71
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    Appendix A Product Specifications Table 20 Product Specifications (continued) ZyXEL Utility ZyXEL Wireless Configuration Tool Security 64/128/256-bit WEP WPA/WPA-PSK/WPA2/WPA2-PSK IEEE 802.1x 72 G-320H User's Guide
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    mode. 2 Click Start, Settings, Network and Dial-up Connections (or click Start, Settings, Control Panel and double-click Network and Dial-up Connections). Figure 45 Windows 2000: Start 3 Right-click on the icon for your wired Ethernet adapter and click Properties. G-320H User's Guide 73
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    displays. Click the Sharing tab and select Enable Internet Connection Sharing for this connection. Click OK. Figure 47 Windows 2000: Network Properties If there is more than one network adapter on the computer, select Enable Internet Connection Sharing for this connection and select the network
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    Properties: Select Network Adapter 5 A notice screen displays. Click Yes. Figure 49 Windows 2000: Local Network Configuring the Wireless Station Computer Refer to Appendix E on page 97 for more information on how to set up the wireless station computer(s) IP address. G-320H User's Guide 75
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    Appendix B Access Point Mode Setup Example 76 G-320H User's Guide
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    you how to manage your G-320H 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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    Connection Status 4 The Wireless Network Connection Properties screen displays. Click the Wireless Networks tab. Make sure the Use Windows to configure my wireless network settings check box is selected. Figure 52 Windows XP SP1: Wireless Network Connection Properties 78 G-320H User's Guide
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    Connection Properties If you see the following screen, refer to article 871122 on the Microsoft web site for information on starting WZC. Figure 54 Windows XP SP2: WZC Not Available Connecting to a Wireless Network 1 Double-click the network icon for wireless connections in the system tray to open
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    assign a network address to the computer. The G-320H is not connected to a wireless network. 2 Windows XP SP2: In the Wireless Network Connection Status screen Wireless Network Connection screen. Figure 56 Windows XP SP2: Wireless Network Connection Status Windows XP SP1: In the Wireless Network
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    3 Windows XP SP2: Click Refresh network list to reload and search for available wireless devices within transmission range. Select a wireless network in the list and click Connect to join the selected wireless network. Figure 58 Windows XP SP2: Wireless Network Connection G-320H User's Guide 81
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    the wireless network. Move your cursor to the icon to see details on the signal strength. Windows XP SP1: Click Refresh to reload and search for available wireless devices within transmission range. appears. Click Connect Anyway if wireless security is not your concern. 82 G-320H User's Guide
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    icons. Table 23 Windows XP: Wireless Networks 320H, you will see different screens according to the authentication and encryption methods used by the selected network. Association Select a network in the Preferred networks list and click Properties to view or configure security. G-320H User's Guide
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    in this screen. Table 24 Windows XP: Wireless (network) properties: Association LABEL DESCRIPTION Network name (SSID) This field displays the SSID (Service Set IDentifier) of each wireless Cancel to leave this screen without saving any changes you may have made. 84 G-320H User's Guide
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    network is in Ad-Hoc mode or data encryption is disabled. Figure 63 Windows XP: Wireless (network) properties: Authentication The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 25 Click Cancel to leave this screen without saving any changes you may have made. G-320H User's Guide 85
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    server or trusted CA without prompting. This field is available only if you installed the Windows XP server pack 2. Select Authentication Method: Select an authentication method from the drop-down list (without reauthentication) if the wireless connection goes down. 86 G-320H User's Guide
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    or other Certificate Properties The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 27 Windows XP: Smart Card or other Certificate Properties LABEL DESCRIPTION Use my smart card Select this check name in the domain that you connection: are logged on to. G-320H User's Guide 87
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    Configuration Table 27 Windows XP: Smart Follow the steps below to manage your preferred networks. 1 Windows XP SP2: Click Change the order of preferred networks in screen displays as shown. Figure 66 Windows XP SP2: Wireless Networks: Preferred Networks Windows XP SP1: In the Wireless Network
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    Appendix C Management with Wireless Zero Configuration Figure 67 Windows XP SP1: Wireless Networks: Preferred Networks 2 Whenever the G-320H tries to connect to a new network, the new network is added network. Click Add to add a preferred network into the list manually. G-320H User's Guide 89
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    Appendix C Management with Wireless Zero Configuration 90 G-320H User's Guide
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    protocol that runs on top of the IEEE 802.1x transport mechanism in order to support multiple types of user authentication. By using EAP to interact with an EAP-compatible RADIUS Certificate Authority (CA) to handle certificates, which imposes a management overhead. G-320H User's Guide 91
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    Security EAP-TTLS (Tunneled Transport Layer Service) EAP-TTLS is an extension of secure connection, thus client identity is protected. For client authentication, EAP-TTLS supports EAP methods and legacy authentication methods such as PAP, CHAP, MS-CHAP Strong Moderate 92 G-320H User's Guide
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    have 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 is assumed that the data has been tampered with and the packet is dropped. G-320H User's Guide 93
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    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 the TKIP or AES encryption process to encrypt data exchanged between them. 94 G-320H User's Guide
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    encryption keys to encrypt every data packet that is wirelessly communicated between the AP and the wireless clients. Figure 69 WPA(2) with RADIUS Application Example G-320H User's Guide 95
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    Table 29 Wireless Security Relational Matrix AUTHENTICATION METHOD/ KEY MANAGEMENT PROTOCOL ENCRYPTIO N METHOD ENTER MANUAL KEY IEEE 802.1X Open None No Disable Enable without Dynamic WEP Key Open WEP No WPA2 TKIP/AES No Enable WPA2-PSK TKIP/AES Yes Disable 96 G-320H User's Guide
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    10M or 100M Ethernet adapter card and TCP/IP installed. Windows 95/98/Me/NT IP on your computer. Windows 3.1 requires the purchase of a third-party should already be installed on computers using Windows NT/2000/XP, Macintosh OS 7 with your network. Windows 95/98/Me Click Start, Settings, Control
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    the adapter: 1 In the Network window, click Add. 2 Select Adapter and then click Add. 3 Select the manufacturer and model of your network adapter and then click OK. If you need TCP/IP: 1 In the Network window, click Restart your computer so the changes you made take effect. 98 G-320H User's Guide
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    Appendix E Setting up Your Computer's IP Address Configuring 1 In the Network window Configuration tab, select your network adapter's TCP/IP entry and click Properties 2 Click the IP Address tab. • If your IP address in the fields below (you may not need to fill them all in). G-320H User's Guide 99
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    OK to open the IP Configuration window. 3 Select your network adapter. You should see your computer's IP address, subnet mask and default gateway. Windows 2000/NT/XP 1 For Windows XP, click start, Control Panel. In Windows 2000/NT, click Start, Settings, Control Panel. 100 G-320H User's Guide
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    up Your Computer's IP Address Figure 73 Windows XP: Start Menu 2 For Windows XP, click Network Connections. For Windows 2000/NT, click Network and Dial-up Connections. Figure 74 Windows XP: Control Panel 3 Right-click Local Area Connection and then click Properties. G-320H User's Guide 101
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    window opens (the General tab in Windows XP). • If you have a dynamic IP address click Obtain an IP address automatically. • If you have a static IP address click Use the following IP Address and fill in the IP address, Subnet mask, and Default gateway fields. Click Advanced. G-320H User's Guide
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    Windows XP): • Click Obtain DNS server address automatically if you do not know your DNS server IP address(es). • If you know your DNS server IP address(es), click Use the following DNS server addresses, and type them in the Preferred DNS server and Alternate DNS server fields. G-320H User's Guide
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    All Programs, Accessories and then Command Prompt. 2 In the Command Prompt window, type "ipconfig" and then press [ENTER]. You can also open the Support tab. Macintosh OS 8/9 1 Click the Apple menu, Control Panel and double-click TCP/IP to open the TCP/IP Control Panel. 104 G-320H User's Guide
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    . Figure 80 Macintosh OS 8/9: TCP/IP 3 For dynamically assigned settings, select Using DHCP Server from the Configure: list. 4 For statically assigned settings, do the following: G-320H User's Guide 105
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    window. Figure 81 Macintosh OS X: Apple Menu 2 Click Network in the icon bar. • Select Automatic from the Location list. • Select Built-in Ethernet from the Show list. • Click the TCP/IP tab. 3 For dynamically assigned settings, select Using DHCP from the Configure list. 106 G-320H User's Guide
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    For statically assigned settings, do the following: • From the Configure box, select Manually. • Type your IP address in the IP Address box. • Type your window. 6 Restart your computer (if prompted). Verifying Settings Check your TCP/IP properties in the Network window. G-320H User's Guide 107
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    Appendix E Setting up Your Computer's IP Address 108 G-320H User's Guide
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    ZyXEL manual, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of ZyXEL Communications Corporation. Published by ZyXEL Communications Corporation. All rights reserved. Disclaimer ZyXEL others. ZyXEL further reserves ZyXEL Network Operating System) is a registered trademark of ZyXEL the instructions,
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    with Canadian ICES-003. Cet appareil numérique de la classe B est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada. Viewing Certifications 1 Go to http://www.zyxel.com. 2 Select your product on the ZyXEL home page to go to that product's page. 3 Select the certification you wish to view from this page. 110
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    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 and information at www.zyxel.com for global products, or at www.us.zyxel.com for North American products. G-320H User's Guide 111
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    Appendix F Legal Information 112 G-320H User's Guide
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    • Warranty Information. • Date that you received your device. • Brief description of the problem and the steps you took to solve it. Corporate Headquarters (Worldwide) • Support E-mail: [email protected] • Sales E-mail: [email protected] • Telephone: +886-3-578-3942 • Fax: +886-3-578-2439 • Web
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    : [email protected] • Sales E-mail: [email protected] • Telephone: +36-1-3361649 • Fax: +36-1-3259100 • Web Site: www.zyxel.hu • Regular Mail: ZyXEL Hungary, 48, Zoldlomb Str., H-1025, Budapest, Hungary Kazakhstan • Support: http://zyxel.kz/support • Sales E-mail: [email protected] 114 G-320H User's Guide
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    : +7-095-542-89-29 • Fax: +7-095-542-89-25 • Web Site: www.zyxel.ru • Regular Mail: ZyXEL Russia, Ostrovityanova 37a Str., Moscow, 117279, Russia Spain • Support E-mail: [email protected] • Sales E-mail: [email protected] • Telephone: +34-902-195-420 • Fax: +34-913-005-345 G-320H User's Guide 115
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    1344 303034 • Web Site: www.zyxel.co.uk • FTP Site: ftp.zyxel.co.uk • Regular Mail: ZyXEL Communications UK, Ltd.,11 The Courtyard, Eastern Road, Bracknell, Berkshire, RG12 2XB, United Kingdom (UK) "+" is the (prefix) number you dial to make an international telephone call. 116 G-320H User's Guide
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    a new profile 51 current configuration 42 current connection status 42 current status 60 customer support 113 G-320H User's Guide Index Index D data encryption 44 dBm 62 default profile 50 disclaimer 109 driver version 65 Dynamic WEP Key Exchange 92 E EAP Authentication 36 Enabling OTIST 37
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    55 add new 51 delete 51 edit 51 information 51 Q Quick Start Guide 22 118 R real-time data traffic statistics 43 registration product 111 troubleshooting 67 U uninstalling ZyXEL Utility 65 upgrading ZyXEL Utility 66 important step 66 User Authentication 94 user authentication 35 G-320H User's Guide
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    , 45, 62 manual setup 35, 46, 62 passphrase 35, 45, 62 WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) 35 WEP Encryption 45 Wi-Fi Protected Access 36, 93 Windows XP 23 wireless ) 22 Z ZyXEL Device Modes 21 ZyXEL Utility 22 accessing 23 help 23 opening 23 system tray icon 22 G-320H User's Guide upgrade 66 version
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G-320H
802.11g Wireless High Power PCI Adapter
User’s Guide
Version 1.00
10/2006
Edition 1