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    NWD2705 Dual-Band Wireless N450 USB Adapter Version 1.00 Edition 1, 09/2012 Quick Start Guide User's Guide www.zyxel.com Copyright © 2012 ZyXEL Communications Corporation
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    due to differences in your product firmware or your computer operating system. Every effort has been made to ensure that the information in this manual is accurate. Related Documentation • Quick Start Guide The Quick Start Guide shows how to connect the NWD2705 and set up your network. • Online
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    Contents Overview Contents Overview Introduction and Configuration ...9 Getting Started ...11 Tutorial ...16 Wireless LANs ...25 ZyXEL Utility: Station Mode ...35 Maintenance ...51 Troubleshooting ...55 Troubleshooting ...57 NWD2705 User's Guide 3
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    Contents Overview 4 NWD2705 User's Guide
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    You Begin ...11 1.2 About Your NWD2705 ...12 1.2.1 Hardware ...12 1.3 Application Overview ...13 1.3.1 Infrastructure ...13 1.4 Hardware and Utility Installation ...13 1.4.1 ZyXEL Utility Icon ...13 1.5 Configuration Methods ...14 1.5.1 Enabling Windows Wireless Configuration 14 1.5.2 Accessing the
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    this Device's PIN 49 4.6.3 WPS: PIN - Use the PIN from the AP or Wireless Router 50 Chapter 5 Maintenance ...51 5.1 Overview ...51 5.1.1 What You Can Do in ...52 5.3 Uninstalling the ZyXEL Utility ...52 5.4 Upgrading the ZyXEL Utility ...53 Part II: Troubleshooting 55 6 NWD2705 User's Guide
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    Table of Contents Chapter 6 Troubleshooting...57 6.1 Power, Hardware Connections, and LEDs 57 6.2 Accessing the ZyXEL Utility ...58 6.3 Link Quality ...58 6.4 Problems Communicating with Other Computers 58 Appendix A Legal Information...61 Index ...65 NWD2705 User's Guide 7
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    Table of Contents 8 NWD2705 User's Guide
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    PART I Introduction and Configuration 9
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    CHAPTER 1 Getting Started 1.1 Overview The ZyXEL NWD2705 is a dual-band wireless USB adapter, which can connect to a 2.4 G through the rest of the User's Guide. Access Point An Access Point (AP) is a network device that acts as a bridge between a wired and a wireless network. Outside of the home or
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    .11b/g wireless networks. The NWD2705 is WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) compliant. WPS allows you to easily connect to another WPS-enabled device. The NWD2705 is a USB adapter which connects to an empty USB port on your computer. See your NWD2705's Quick Start Guide for installation instructions, and
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    instructions in the Quick Start Guide to install the ZyXEL utility and make hardware connections. 1.4.1 ZyXEL Utility Icon After you install and start the ZyXEL utility, an icon for the ZyXEL utility appears in the system tray. Note: The ZyXEL utility system tray icon displays only when the NWD2705
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    on how to use the Windows wireless configuration tool to manage the NWD2705. To reactivate the ZyXEL utility, double-click the ( ) icon on your desktop or click Start > (All) Programs > ZyXEL Dual-Band Wireless N450 USB Adapter > ZyXEL Dual-Band Wireless N450 USB Adapter. 14 NWD2705 User's Guide
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    wireless LAN utility icon in the system tray to open the ZyXEL utility. The ZyXEL utility screens are similar in all Microsoft Windows versions. Screens for Windows XP are shown in this User's Guide. Note: Click the icon (located in the top right corner) to display the online help window. NWD2705
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    This tutorial shows you how to join a wireless infrastructure network using the ZyXEL utility. The wireless client is labeled C and the Access Point is You Begin • Make sure that you have already familiarized yourself with the NWD2705's features and hardware, as described in Chapter 1 on page 11. •
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    you an example of how to set up your wireless network using WPS. This example uses the NWD2705 as the wireless client, and ZyXEL's NBG4615 v2 as the Access Point (AP). NWD2705. This may take up to two minutes. Then the NWD2705 is able to communicate with the AP securely. NWD2705 User's Guide 17
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    screen on the NBG4615 v2) within two minutes. The NBG4615 v2 authenticates the wireless client and sends the proper configuration settings to the wireless client. This may take up to two minutes. Then the wireless client is able to communicate with the NBG4615 v2 securely. 18 NWD2705 User's Guide
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    you the example of configuring the wireless network and security on the NWD2705 and the AP (ZyXEL's NBG4615 v2 in this example) by using the PIN method. Figure 7 Example WPS Process: PIN Method You AP WITHIN 2 MINUTES Authentication by PIN SECURITY INFO COMMUNICATION NWD2705 User's Guide 19
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    are three ways to connect the wireless client (the NWD2705) to a network without using WPS. • Configure nothing and leave the wireless client to automatically scan for and connect to any available network that has no wireless security configured. • Manually connect to a network (see Section 2.3.1 on
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    the Site Survey screen. Figure 9 ZyXEL Utility: Security Settings 5 The Summary window appears. Check your settings and click Save to continue. Figure 10 ZyXEL Utility: Summary 6 The ZyXEL utility returns to the Link Info screen while it connects to the wireless network using your settings. When the
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    the web site, check the Troubleshooting section of this User's Guide or contact your network administrator if necessary. 2.3.2 Creating and Using a Profile A profile lets you automatically connect to the same wireless network every time you use the ZyXEL utility. You can also configure different
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    settings in the ready-only screen. Click Save to save and go to the next screen. Figure 16 ZyXEL Utility: Profile Summary 7 Click Activate Now to use the new profile immediately. Otherwise, click the Activate list in the Profile screen and click Connect to activate it. NWD2705 User's Guide 23
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    . 10 If you cannot access the Internet, go back to the Profile screen. Select the profile you are using and click Edit. Check the details you entered previously. Also, refer to the Troubleshooting section of this User's Guide or contact your network administrator if necessary. 24 NWD2705 User
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    information on wireless Local Area Networks as the "server". A RADIUS (Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service) is a kind of server that manages logins and logout, among , and each server requires a specific kind of client. Wireless adapters are clients that connect to a network server through
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    LAN Security Wireless LAN security is vital to your network to protect wireless communications. If you do not enable any wireless security on your NWD2705, the NWD2705's wireless communications are accessible to any wireless networking device that is in the coverage area. 26 NWD2705 User's Guide
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    between the NWD2705 and the AP or other wireless stations to keep network communications private. Both the wireless stations of the ZyXEL utility and entering them manually as the WEP keys in the other WLAN adapter(s). • Enter the WEP keys manually. Your NWD2705 allows you NWD2705 User's Guide 27
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    Wi-Fi Protected Setup Your NWD2705 supports WiFi Protected Setup (WPS), which is an easy way to set up a secure wireless network. WPS is an industry utility and locate the button (see the device's User's Guide for how to do this - for the NWD2705, see Section 4.6.1 on page 49). 3 Press the button
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    the following steps to set up a WPS connection between an access point or wireless router (referred to here as the AP) and a client device using the client's configuration interface (see the device's User's Guide for how to find the WPS PIN - for the NWD2705, see Section 4.6 on page 48). 4 Enter
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    a WPS-enabled wireless client (installed WPS START WITHIN 2 MINUTES SECURE EAP TUNNEL SSID WPA(2)-PSK COMMUNICATION 3.4.3 How WPS Works When two WPS-enabled devices connect, Whether WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK is used depends on the standards supported by the devices. If the registrar is already part of a
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    WPS-enabled wireless clients. By default, a WPS devices is "unconfigured". This means that it is not part of an existing network and can act as either enrollee or registrar (if it supports both functions). activated on both, they perform the handshake. In this example, AP1 NWD2705 User's Guide 31
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    REGISTRAR CLIENT 1 SECURITY INFO AP1 In step 2, you add another wireless client to the network. You know that Client 1 supports registrar mode, but it is better to use AP1 for the WPS REGISTRAR EXISTING CONNECTION CLIENT 1 ENROLLEE SECURITY INFO AP1 CLIENT 2 32 NWD2705 User's Guide
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    Wireless LANs In step 3, you add another access point (AP2) to your network. AP2 is out of range of AP1, so you cannot use AP1 for the WPS handshake with the new access point. However, you know that Client 2 supports the network is using (if the device supports this feature). Then, you can enter the
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    Chapter 3 Wireless LANs • When you use the PBC method, there is a short period must still associate with the access point to gain access to the network. Check the MAC addresses of your wireless clients (usually printed on a label on the bottom of the device). If there is an unknown MAC address
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    This section shows you how to configure your NWD2705 using the ZyXEL utility in Windows. 4.1.1 What You Can Do in This Adapter screen, you can select the frequency bands that the NWD2705 uses and enable WPS to set up a wireless network automatically. See Section 4.6 on page NWD2705 User's Guide 35
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    the selected network). • connect to a wireless network. Use this screen to add, delete, edit or activate a profile with a set of wireless and security settings. Use this screen to select the frequency bands in which the NWD2705 operates and use Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS). 36 NWD2705 User's Guide
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    Info Screen When the ZyXEL utility starts, the Link Info screen displays, showing the current configuration and connection status of your NWD2705. Figure 25 Link Info The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 5 Link Info LABEL DESCRIPTION Wireless Network Status Profile
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    ZyXEL Utility: Station Mode Table 5 Link Info (continued) LABEL DESCRIPTION Link Quality This field displays the signal strength of the NWD2705 between your NWD2705 and the AP or peer computer. Link Quality The status bar shows the quality of wireless connection. This NWD2705 User's Guide
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    shows whether data encryption is activated (WEP, WPA-PSK, or WPA2-PSK) or inactive (DISABLE). MAC address This field displays the MAC address of the wireless device. Surveyed at This field displays the time when the wireless device was scanned. NWD2705 User's Guide 39
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    Chapter 4 ZyXEL Utility: Station Mode 4.4.1 Security Settings When you configure the NWD2705 to connect to a network with wireless security activated and the security settings are disabled on the NWD2705, the Click Exit to return to the Site Survey screen without saving. 40 NWD2705 User's Guide
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    Chapter 4 ZyXEL Utility: Station option if you want to manually enter the WEP keys. Enter the WEP 64 bits in the WEP field. Enter either 10 hexadecimal digits in the range of "A-F", "a-f" exactly the same on all wireless devices in the same wireless LAN. ASCII WEP keys NWD2705 User's Guide 41
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    ZyXEL Utility: Station Mode 4.4.1.3 WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK Configure WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK security in this screen. Figure 30 Security Setting: WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 10 Exit to return to the Site Survey screen without saving. 42 NWD2705 User's Guide
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    . Network Type This field displays the network type (Infrastructure) of the wireless device. Channel This field displays the channel number used by the profile. enabled. Click the Profile tab in the ZyXEL utility program to display the Profile screen as shown next. NWD2705 User's Guide 43
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    existing wireless network configuration, select a profile in the table and click Edit. The following fields display detailed information of the selected profile in the Profile List table. This field displays the network type (Infrastructure) of the profile. This field displays the network's Service
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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 NWD2705 associate to any AP or roam between any infrastructure wireless networks. Select Infrastructure to associate to an AP. Click Next to
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    Chapter 4 ZyXEL Utility: Station Mode 2 Select WEP, WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK from the drop-down list box to enable data encryption. Otherwise, select DISABLE to allow the NWD2705 to communicate with the access points or other peer wireless computers without any data encryption, and skip to step 5. Figure
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    Chapter 4 ZyXEL Utility: Station Mode 4 This read-only screen shows a summary of the new profile settings . You can activate only one profile at a time. Note: Once you activate a profile, the ZyXEL utility will use that profile the next time it is started. Figure 37 Profile: Activate the Profile
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    Use This Device's PIN Select 5G to have the NWD2705 operate in the 5 GHz band and connect to a 5 GHz wireless network (802.11a or 802.11n) only. Select you want to enter the NWD2705's PIN in another WPS-enabled device. PIN - Use the PIN from the AP or Wireless Router Save When you select this,
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    Chapter 4 ZyXEL Utility: Station Mode 4.6.1 WPS: PBC (Push Button Configuration) This Device's PIN This screen allows you to use the WPS Personal Identification Number mode, by entering the NWD2705's unique PIN in the configuration utility of the other WPS-enabled device. See Section 3.4.2 on page
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    Number mode, by entering the PIN from another WPS-enabled device into the NWD2705's utility. See Section 3.4.2 on page 29 for more information. Select WPS and PIN - Use the PIN from the AP or Wireless Router in the Adapter screen. The following screen displays. Figure 41 WPS: PIN - Use
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    ZyXEL utility. 5.1.1 What You Can Do in This Section • Learn which version of the ZyXEL utility and device driver you're currently using. See Section 5.2 on page 52 for details. • Remove the ZyXEL uninstall device drivers yourself since they NWD2705 if you are going to uninstall or upgrade the ZyXEL
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    note of your current wireless configurations. 1 Click Start > (All) Programs > ZyXEL Dual-Band Wireless N450 USB Adapter > ZyXEL Dual-Band Wireless N450 USB Adapter. 2 When prompted, click OK or Yes to remove the driver and the utility software. Figure 43 Uninstall: Confirm 52 NWD2705 User's Guide
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    Upgrading the ZyXEL Utility Note: Before you uninstall the ZyXEL utility, take note of your current wireless configurations. To on page 52 to remove the current ZyXEL utility from your computer. 3 Restart your computer when prompted. 4 Disconnect the NWD2705 from your computer. 5 Double-click on
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    Chapter 5 Maintenance 54 NWD2705 User's Guide
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    PART II Troubleshooting 55
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    LEDs • Accessing the ZyXEL Utility • Link Quality • Problems Communicating with Other Computers 6.1 Power, Hardware Connections, and LEDs The NWD2705 does not turn on. None of the LEDs turn on. 1 Make sure the NWD2705 is correctly installed (refer to your Quick Start Guide). 2 Restart the computer
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    the output power of each AP. 4 Make sure there are not too many wireless stations connected to a wireless network. 6.4 Problems Communicating with Other Computers The computer with the NWD2705 installed cannot communicate with the other computer(s). In Infrastructure Mode • Make sure that the AP
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    Chapter 6 Troubleshooting • Make sure that the computer and the AP share the same security option and key. Verify the settings in the Profile Security Setting screen. • If you are using WPA(2)-PSK security, try changing your encryption type from TKIP to AES or vice versa. NWD2705 User's Guide 59
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    Chapter 6 Troubleshooting 60 NWD2705 User's Guide
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    for indirect or consequential damages of any kind to the purchaser. To obtain the services of this warranty, contact your vendor. You may also refer to the warranty policy for the region in which you bought the device at http://www.zyxel.com/web/support_warranty_info.php. NWD2705 User's Guide 61
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    and/or GPL like licenses. Open source licenses are provided with the firmware package. You can download the latest firmware at www.zyxel.com. To obtain the source code covered under those Licenses, please contact [email protected] to get it. Regulatory Information European Union The following
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    ZyXEL declar services Postaux et des Télécommunications (IBPT). Visitez http://www.ibpt.be pour de plus amples détails. Denmark In Denmark, the band Wireless LAN richiede una "Autorizzazione Generale". Consultare http://www.sviluppoeconomico.gov.it/ per maggiori dettagli. Latvia NWD2705 User's Guide
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    of the 2.4 GHz band requires an authorization from the Electronic Communications Office. Please check http LETTER CODE AT BE CY CR DK EE FI FR DE GR HU IE IT LV things on the device. • Do NOT install, use, or service this device during a thunderstorm. There is a remote risk of NWD2705 User's Guide
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    61 viewing 61 channel 26, 37, 39 configuration method 14 important note 14 Wireless Zero Configuration (WZC) 14 ZyXEL utility 14 configuration status 37 connection status 37 copyright 61 NWD2705 User's Guide Index Index creating a new profile 45 current configuration 37 current connection status 37
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    37 LINK LED 12 link quality 38 M manual network connection 20 Message Integrity Check (MIC) information 44 new 44, 45 PSK 27 Q Quick Start Guide 2, 13, 58 R radio interference 58 real-time data search 39 security 26, 27, 37 data encryption 27 Service Set Identity (SSID) 20, 26 signal strength 38,
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    Windows XP 14 wireless client 26 wireless LAN introduction 25 security 26 wireless LAN (WLAN) 25 wireless network 26 Wireless station mode profile 43 NWD2705 User's Guide wireless WZC (Wireless Zero Configuration) 14 Index Z ZyXEL Utility accessing 15 ZyXEL utility 14 accessing 15 driver version
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Quick Start Guide
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NWD2705
Dual-Band Wireless N450 USB Adapter
Version 1.00
Edition 1, 09/2012
Copyright © 2012 ZyXEL Communications Corporation
User’s Guide