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Wireless-G

PC Card

U S E R ’ S G U I D E

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Page 1: ...Wireless G PC Card U S E R S G U I D E ...

Page 2: ... 14 WPA2 PSK Pre Shared Key 16 WPA PSK Pre Shared Key 17 WEP Wired Equivalent Privacy 18 WPA2 Enterprise 20 WPA 23 Certificate WPA2 Enterprise and WPA 25 Changing your Security Setting 26 Advanced Options 27 Creating Profiles 27 Monitoring Link Status 30 Using Site Survey and Rescan 31 Advanced Configuration 33 Appendix A TCP IP Settings 34 Appendix B Troubleshooting 39 Appendix C Zoom Technical S...

Page 3: ... of the Wireless G PC Card configuration software Chapters 1 and 2 cover the basics what you need to get connected and to enable security If you are interested in the more advanced features of the Wireless G PC Card adapter please see Chapter 3 This chapter explains how to create profiles so you can switch your connection from one network to another monitor the strength of your network connection ...

Page 4: ...ckage The Wireless G PC Card adapter package includes the following Wireless G PC Card adapter Quick Start manual CD containing the Installation Wizard and documentation Before You Begin Before you install the Wireless G PC Card adapter check that your computer has the following PCMCIA slot Windows XP 2000 Me or 98SE CD drive At least 6 MB of free hard drive space If you are using Windows 98SE You...

Page 5: ...CD should start automatically and the Language Selection screen should appear Select your language If the CD does not start automatically on the Windows desktop click the Start button click Run and then type E setup exe where E is the letter of your CD drive 2 2 2 2 From the menu choices select Installation Wizard then PC Card Note to Windows Me users If you are prompted to do so restart your comp...

Page 6: ...Wireless G PC Card Adapter 6 3 3 3 3 The setup program opens 4 4 4 4 Follow the prompts to complete the installation 5 5 5 5 At the final setup screen click Finish and then turn off your computer ...

Page 7: ...uired to click Next Depending on your operating system you may also see a Hardware Installation box or a Digital Signature Not Found box You can safely ignore these messages and click Yes or Continue Anyway If prompted click Finish and or Yes to restart your computer to finish setting up your new hardware 8 8 8 8 To verify that the adapter is working correctly on your Desktop right click My Comput...

Page 8: ...etwork Adapters and make sure there is no alert icon next to the Zoom Wireless G PC Card adapter This alert icon appears next to devices that are not responding or that are not installed properly Your Wireless G PC Card adapter is successfully installed Continue with Getting Connected on the next page ...

Page 9: ... your desktop 1 1 1 1 Double click this icon to open the Wireless G PC Card configuration software In the Profile text box the term ANY indicates that the adapter has identified the strongest wireless network signal in your vicinity in your office building for example or in a public space such as a cafe or airport ...

Page 10: ...her via a wireless access point a router or an ADSL modem with built in wireless technology In an Ad Hoc network a group of wireless devices communicate directly with other client devices that are using wireless adapters The network does not include a wireless access point Important When you join an Ad Hoc network you need to set up Static IP addressing See Appendix A TCP IP Settings on page 34 3 ...

Page 11: ...our connection open your Web browser and go to your favorite site If you have difficulty accessing the Internet follow the suggestions in your browser s Page cannot be displayed message You may need to adjust your LAN settings As you work online you can monitor your connection easily using the Link Status icon that appears in the right corner of the taskbar when you open the Wireless G PC Card uti...

Page 12: ... of the LEDs on the Wireless G PC Card adapter are explained below LED Status Meaning LINK Flashing Steady Adapter is attempting to connect to a wireless network Adapter is connected to a network ACT Activity Flashing Adapter is transmitting or receiving data ...

Page 13: ...he same encryption key Select one of five ways to configure and implement security for your wireless network WPA2 PSK WiFi Protected Access 2 Pre Shared Key is the recommended option if it is supported by the access point and the devices in your network WPA2 PSK protects your communications with AES Advanced Encryption Standard Some access points permit a mixed mode network composed of both WPA an...

Page 14: ...entication server and if the devices in the network support WPA2 select WPA2 Enterprise This option provides security with AES Advanced Encryption Standard AES has a key size of 128 192 or 256 bits In order for eavesdroppers to decipher a message they would have to try every possible key WPA is an option for users who access a RADIUS Remote Authentication Dial In User Service authentication server...

Page 15: ... in the Profile and SSID text boxes the term Infra designates an Infrastructure network and that the Network Type is correct For the differences between Infrastructure and Ad Hoc networks see page 10 4 4 4 4 Select the Enable Security check box to open the Security Configuration window For Step 5 consult the table below To configure Go to page WPA2 PSK 16 WPA PSK 17 WEP 17 WPA2 Enterprise 20 WPA 2...

Page 16: ...etwork key that is used on the wireless access point We advise you to enter a key with a minimum of 20 random characters 7 7 7 7 Click OK to save your settings and return to the Configuration tab 8 8 8 8 On the Configuration tab click Apply 9 9 9 9 Click the Close box to exit the configuration software That s it You have configured WPA2 PSK security for your wireless connection and you re ready to...

Page 17: ...k the Encryption Mode drop down arrow and select WPA PSK 6 6 6 6 In the Pre shared key WPA area enter the same network key that is used on the wireless access point We advise a key with a minimum of 20 random characters 7 7 7 7 Click OK to save your settings and return to the Configuration tab 8 8 8 8 On the Configuration tab click Apply 9 9 9 9 Click the Close box to exit the configuration softwa...

Page 18: ... it You have configured WPA PSK security for your wireless connection and you re ready to use the Internet WEP Wired Equivalent Privacy 5 5 5 5 In the Security Configuration window click the Encryption Mode drop down arrow and select WEP ...

Page 19: ...u select must be the same one that is selected on the access point We recommend that you use Key 1 128 bit WEP uses just a single key d In the Network Key text box enter a key using the table below as a guide The key must be the same for all the devices on your network If you selected key type Enter exactly Hexadecimal digits 128 bits 26 characters A F a f and 0 9 For example 00112233445566778899A...

Page 20: ...he configuration software That s it You have configured WEP security for your wireless connection and you re ready to use the Internet WPA2 Enterprise Select WPA2 Enterprise if you are linking to a corporate network that uses a RADIUS Remote Authentication Dial In User Service authentication server all of the devices in the network support WPA2 or your access point offers both WPA2 and WPA ...

Page 21: ...s access point which in turn sends the signal to the RADIUS server The server determines whether or not the client is allowed to join the network 7 7 7 7 Click the EAP Extensible Authentication Protocol Type drop down list and select an authentication protocol PEAP Protected Extensible Authentication Protocol the default With PEAP you can select from three authentication extensions MS CHAPV2 Micro...

Page 22: ... s version of CHAP MS CHAPV2 the default 8 8 8 8 Click the Certification tab and enter the required information see page 25 9 9 9 9 Click OK to save your settings and return to the Configuration tab 10 10 10 10 On the Configuration tab click Apply 11 11 11 11 Click the Close box to exit the configuration software That s it You have configured WPA2 Enterprise security for your wireless connection a...

Page 23: ...lick the Encryption Mode drop down arrow and select WPA 6 6 6 6 In the IEEE 802 1X Authentication area note that the check box marked Enable IEEE 802 1X authentication for this network is selected With IEEE 802 1X authentication each wireless device client sends a signal to the wireless access point which in turn sends the signal to the RADIUS server The server determines whether or not the client...

Page 24: ...ersion of CHAP Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol GTC TLS SmartCard TLS Transport Layer Security There are no authentication extension options with TLS TTLS Tunneled Transport Layer Security With TTLS you can select from four authentication extensions PAP Password Authentication Protocol the most basic form of authentication CHAP Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol MS CHAP Microso...

Page 25: ...s connection and you re ready to use the Internet Certificate WPA2 Enterprise and WPA A certificate is issued to a wireless network user by a Certificate Authority often the corporate network administrator to confirm the user s identity thereby maintaining network security If you are linking to a corporate network that uses an authentication server and you have configured WPA2 Enterprise or WPA se...

Page 26: ...curity Setting If the type of security on your wireless network changes you need to modify your security settings On the Configuration tab click the Configure Security button to select a different security option and enter the required information ...

Page 27: ...r a particular wireless connection If you plan to use more than one network you can create a profile for each one and then switch to its profile when you want to connect to that particular network For example you may want to set up profiles for a work network and a home network each of which has different configuration settings By creating two profiles you can store the settings for each network a...

Page 28: ...e drop down list select the channel used by the other device s in the network If you are setting up the first computer in the network select a channel Also to avoid interference it is desirable to have a 5 channel difference between your channel and the channel being used by another network within range Click Site Survey then Rescan to check the channel settings of other networks within range If y...

Page 29: ...Note If you are setting up an ad hoc network as in this example only WEP security is available to you After you enter your security settings click OK to return to the Configuration tab 4 4 4 4 In the Configuration area click the Apply button to save the settings 5 5 5 5 Click the Save button to save the Profile ...

Page 30: ... packet Current Channel The Wi Fi frequency channel Throughput Packets sec TX number of packets transmitted per second without errors RX number of packets received per second without errors Link Quality Infrastructure only The transmission quality of the last received packet 80 100 Excellent 60 80 Good 40 60 Fair Under 40 Poor or no connection Signal Strength Infrastructure only The transmission s...

Page 31: ...an connect to a network Identify the MAC address BSSID of your wireless access point or wireless router Check the channel difference between your network and other networks within range Check the network type infrastructure or ad hoc of your network Verify whether security is enabled for your network To use this window click the Site Survey tab then click the Rescan button to refresh the list ...

Page 32: ... point connected to wired network and a set of wireless devices In an infrastructure network the BSSID is the MAC address of the wireless router or wireless access point In an ad hoc network the BSSID is the MAC address of the first computer in the network to be powered up Channel The Wi Fi frequency channel Network Type Infrastructure or Ad Hoc see page 10 Security The type of security configured...

Page 33: ...itro XM enables data compression and can significantly enhance data transfer speed Nitro Mode Selected by default Provides special protocol enhancements to improve the throughput of your wireless connection RTS Request To Send Threshold This is a mechanism designed to ensure that all devices in a network can send data to the access point If some laptops are having trouble communicating enter the m...

Page 34: ...click the Start button select Control Panel and then click Network Connections b b b b Right click the Wireless Network Connection icon and select Properties c c c c In the Wireless Network Connection Properties dialog box select Internet Protocol TCP IP from the list and click the Properties button d d d d If you have an ad hoc network continue with step 2a If you have an infrastructure network c...

Page 35: ...as set up in your ad hoc network The Default Gateway and Preferred DNS server should be the same for each computer in your ad hoc network e e e e Click OK twice That s it You have set static IP addressing for a Windows XP computer in an ad hoc network 3 3 3 3 For Infrastructure Networks To verify your DHCP settings complete the following a a a a Ensure that Obtain an IP address automatically is se...

Page 36: ... steps to set static IP addressing a a a a In the Internet Protocol TCP IP Properties dialog box ensure that Obtain an IP address automatically is not selected Then make sure the buttons labeled Use the following IP address and Use the following DNS server addresses are selected b b b b If this is the first computer to be set up in the ad hoc network enter 10 0 0 5 for IP address If you are adding...

Page 37: ...Windows 2000 computer in an infrastructure network Windows 98SE Me 1 1 1 1 Follow these steps to open the Internet Protocol TCP IP Properties dialog box a a a a From the desktop click the Start button point to Settings then click Control Panel b b b b In the Control Panel window double click the Network icon c c c c In the Network dialog box select the Zoom Wireless G PC Card TCP IP from the list ...

Page 38: ...red DNS server This is the IP address of the first computer that was set up in your ad hoc network Click the DNS Configuration tab then click Enable DNS Enter 10 0 0 5 for Preferred DNS server The Preferred DNS server should be the same for each computer in your ad hoc network f f f f Click OK twice That s it You have set static IP addressing for a Windows 98SE Me computer in an ad hoc network 3 3...

Page 39: ...s in your network Then click the Security tab and check the security settings to make sure that the adapter has the same security settings as the other wireless devices in your wireless network Make sure that your security key is the same remember that the keys are case sensitive 6 6 6 6 Check your TCP IP settings as described in Appendix A on page 34 If you have an Infrastructure network it s hig...

Page 40: ...uter and unplug the adapter from the PC Card port Then select Start All Programs Zoom Wireless G PC Card Uninstall Zoom Wireless G PC Card Follow the prompts to uninstall then re install the software see page 5 8 8 8 8 If the above solutions do not work consult Technical Support Please see Appendix C Zoom Technical Support Services on page 41 ...

Page 41: ... Name __________________________________ Product Model Number __________________________________ Product Serial Number __________________________________ Date Installed _______________________ The serial number is located on the bottom of the PC Card under the barcode Please be sure to write the number down This will greatly speed up your service and insure that the service representative is addre...

Page 42: ...y Smart Facts is an automated intelligent database of Frequently Asked Questions FAQ s about Zoom products It allows you to search for solutions to your Technical Support questions by product or via a powerful Keyword Search Engine If you still cannot find a solution to your question SmartFacts lets you access our Technicians via email for a personalized response SmartFacts provides you with a way...

Page 43: ... days You may request personal assistance via email at www zoom com techmail When emailing Zoom be sure to include the following Serial number of your adapter Your full name and address A detailed description of your problem Contact Zoom by Phone You can reach Technical Support by calling these numbers In the United States call 561 241 4371 In the UK call 0870 720 0090 From continental Europe call...

Page 44: ...2 580624 Please note that the customer is responsible for any charges including brokerage or customs and duties associated with shipping the defective unit to Zoom for repair During the first year Zoom will pay return shipping to the customer by common carrier After the first year the customer may be required to pay a shipping and handling fee Any applicable customs duties and brokerage charges to...

Page 45: ...equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may ...

Page 46: ...t in operation not in accordance with local regulations and may cause harmful interference to other systems The user is obligated to ensure that the device is operating according to the channel limitations indoor outdoor restrictions and license requirements for each European Community country as described in this document If configured incorrectly you can contact technical support for instruction...

Page 47: ...modem mit den grundlegenden Anforderungen und den anderen relevanten Festlegungen der Richtlinie 1999 5 EC Dieses Produkt ist das gekennzeichnete CE Ο κατασκευαστής δηλώνει με αποκλειστική του ευθύνη ότι αυτό το προϊόν συμμορφώνεται με την Οδηγία 1999 5 ΕC μέσω των παρακάτω Αυτό το προϊόν φέρει τη Σήμανση CE Il fornitore dichiara sotto la sola responsabilità che questa apparecchiatura è compliant ...

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