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ZyXEL G-210H User’s Guide

Index

Index

About

About your ZyXEL Device

Access point (AP)

Activating a profile

Adapter

Add new profile

Ad-Hoc

Advanced Encryption Standard (AES)

Advanced settings

antenna power output

AP. See also Access point.
Authentication method

open system

shared key

Authentication types

Available network list

CA (Certificate Authority)

CCMP (Cipher block Chaining Message authentication

code Protocol)

Certificate Authority

Certifications

viewing

Channel

channel

Configuration

current

Configuration method

configuration method

Wireless Zero Configuration (WZC)

Connection status

Customer Support

Data encryption

Disclaimer

Driver version

Dynamic WEP Key Exchange

EAP Authentication

Encryption

FCC

Getting started

Graphics icons key

Hardware connections

Hardware installation

Icons

IEEE 802.1x

Independent wireless workgroup

Infrastructure mode

Initialization vector (IV)

Installation

Interference Statement

Summary of Contents for G-210H

Page 1: ...ZyXEL G 210H 802 11b g Wireless USB Adapter User s Guide Version 1 0 Edition 1 1 2007...

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Page 3: ...is subject to change without notice Trademarks ZyNOS ZyXEL Network Operating System is a registered trademark of ZyXEL Communications Inc Other trademarks mentioned in this publication are used for i...

Page 4: ...ly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate the equipment This product has been designed for the WLAN 2 4 GHz network throughout the EC region and Sw...

Page 5: ...conditions Note Repair or replacement as provided under this warranty is the exclusive remedy of the purchaser This warranty is in lieu of all other warranties express or implied including any implied...

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Page 8: ...ZyXEL G 210H User s Guide 8 Customer Support...

Page 9: ...Application Overview 19 1 2 1 Station Mode 19 1 2 1 1 Infrastructure 19 1 2 1 2 Ad Hoc 20 1 3 G 210H Hardware and Utility Installation 21 1 3 1 ZyXEL Utility Icon 21 1 4 Configuration Methods 21 1 4...

Page 10: ...1 WEP Encryption 36 4 3 1 2 WPA PSK WPA2 PSK 37 4 3 1 3 WPA WPA2 38 4 3 1 4 IEEE 802 1x 39 4 4 The Profile Screen 41 4 4 1 Adding a New Profile 43 4 5 The Adapter Screen 45 Chapter 5 47 Maintenance 4...

Page 11: ...ZyXEL G 210H User s Guide Table of Contents 11 Setting up Your Computer s IP Address 71 Index 77...

Page 12: ...ZyXEL G 210H User s Guide 12 Table of Contents...

Page 13: ...Setting WPA PSK WPA2 PSK 37 Figure 20 Station Mode Security Settings WPA WPA2 38 Figure 21 Station Mode Security Setting 802 1x 40 Figure 22 Station Mode Profile 42 Figure 23 Station Mode Profile Add...

Page 14: ...rred Networks 62 Figure 43 Windows XP SP1 Wireless Networks Preferred Networks 63 Figure 44 WPA PSK Authentication 69 Figure 45 WPA 2 with RADIUS Application Example 70 Figure 46 Windows XP Start Menu...

Page 15: ...Table 11 Station Mode Adapter 46 Table 12 About 47 Table 13 Troubleshooting Starting ZyXEL Utility 49 Table 14 Troubleshooting Link Quality 49 Table 15 Troubleshooting Communication Problem 50 Table...

Page 16: ...ZyXEL G 210H User s Guide 16 List of Tables...

Page 17: ...Please refer to www zyxel com for an online glossary of networking terms and additional support documentation User Guide Feedback Help us help you E mail all User Guide related comments questions or...

Page 18: ...ZyXEL G 210H User s Guide 18 Preface Graphics Icons Key Wireless Access Point Computer Notebook Computer Server Modem or Router Wireless Signal Internet Cloud...

Page 19: ...the number of LED s that illuminate For more information about using the G 210H when it is not connected to a computer please see the Quick Start Guide 1 2 Application Overview This section describes...

Page 20: ...1 Application Infrastructure 1 2 1 2 Ad Hoc To set up a small independent wireless workgroup without an AP use Ad Hoc Ad Hoc does not require an AP or a wired network Two or more wireless clients com...

Page 21: ...ails 1 4 Configuration Methods To configure your G 210H use one of the following applications Wireless Zero Configuration WZC the Windows XP wireless configuration tool ZyXEL Utility required when you...

Page 22: ...art All Programs ZyXEL G 210H Wireless Adapter Utility ZyXEL G 210H Wireless Adapter Software 1 4 2 Accessing the ZyXEL Utility Double click on the ZyXEL wireless LAN utility icon in the system tray t...

Page 23: ...to a specific network or peer computer see Section 2 2 on page 25 This chapter also includes a simple example of how to configure the G 210H as an AP using the ZyXEL utility See Section 2 3 on page 31...

Page 24: ...scriptions 3 To connect to an AP or peer computer either click an entry in the list and then click Connect or double click an entry ZyXELUSA X5 in this example 4 When you try to connect to an AP with...

Page 25: ...this screen remain blank See Table 3 on page 34 for detailed field descriptions Figure 9 ZyXEL Utility Link Info 7 Open your Internet browser and enter http www zyxel com or the URL of any other web...

Page 26: ...automatically searches for available wireless networks which are displayed in the Scan Info box You can also configure your profile for a wireless network that is not in the list Figure 11 ZyXEL Utili...

Page 27: ...nects to the AP using your settings When the wireless link is established the ZyXEL utility icon in the system tray turns green and the Link Info screen displays details of the active connection 7 Mak...

Page 28: ...ZyXEL G 210H User s Guide 28 Chapter 2 Tutorial...

Page 29: ...ess Network The wireless network is the part in the blue circle In this wireless network devices A and B are called wireless clients The wireless clients use the access point AP to interact with other...

Page 30: ...zed wireless devices to get the SSID In addition unauthorized wireless devices can still see the information that is sent in the wireless network 3 2 2 MAC Address Filter Every device that can use a w...

Page 31: ...Security Settings screen of the ZyXEL utility and entering them manually as the WEP keys in the other WLAN adapter s Enter the WEP keys manually Your G 210H allows you to configure up to four 64 bit...

Page 32: ...11i standard WPA2 IEEE 802 11i is a wireless security standard that defines stronger encryption authentication and key management than WPA Key differences between WPA 2 and WEP are improved data encry...

Page 33: ...es the ZyXEL utility screens when the G 210H is in station mode Figure 15 ZyXEL Utility Menu Summary Station Mode The following table describes the menus Table 2 ZyXEL Utility Menu Summary Station Mod...

Page 34: ...s associated AP MAC Address This field displays the MAC address of the AP or peer computer to which the G 210H is associated Network Type This field displays the network type Infrastructure or Ad Hoc...

Page 35: ...ignal strength Noise Level This field displays the noise level that the G 210H is detecting while linked with the connected AP Table 3 Station Mode Link Info continued LABEL DESCRIPTION Table 4 Statio...

Page 36: ...sion range Connect Click Connect to associate to the selected wireless device Add Click Add to create a new profile Network Type This field displays the network type Infrastructure or Ad Hoc of the wi...

Page 37: ...Bits in the WEP field Enter either 26 hexadecimal digits in the range of A F a f and 0 9 for example 00112233445566778899AABBCC for HEX key type or Enter 13 ASCII characters case sensitive ranging fr...

Page 38: ...WPA PSK WPA2 PSK uses a simple common password instead of user specific credentials Select the encryption type TKIP or AES for data encryption Refer to Section 3 2 3 on page 30 for more information Pr...

Page 39: ...Enter a user name This is the user name that you or an administrator set up on a RADIUS server Password This field is not available when you select TLS in the Authentication Type field Enter the pass...

Page 40: ...erver when your session is over Login Name Enter a user name This is the user name that you or an administrator set up on a RADIUS server Password This field is not available when you select TLS in th...

Page 41: ...eless network settings in this screen or use one of the pre configured network profiles PEAP Inner EAP This field is only available when you select PEAP in the Authentication Type field The PEAP metho...

Page 42: ...ty is deactivated Profile Name This is the name of the pre configured profile SSID This is the SSID of the wireless network to which the selected profile associate Connect To use and activate a previo...

Page 43: ...New Profile The following table describes the labels in this screen Table 10 Station Mode Profile Add a New Profile LABEL DESCRIPTION Add New Profile Profile Name Enter a descriptive name in this fiel...

Page 44: ...peer wireless computers as they are on the G 210H Refer to Section 4 3 1 on page 36 for detailed information on wireless security configuration Network Type Select Infrastructure to associate to an AP...

Page 45: ...k the Activate Now button Otherwise click the Activate Later button 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 i...

Page 46: ...B and 802 11G depending on the network environment or 802 11B Only which will force the G 210H to broadcast in 802 11B network only 11B G Protection The factory default setting is on Auto which is the...

Page 47: ...bout The following table describes the read only fields in this screen 5 2 Uninstalling the ZyXEL Utility Follow the steps below to remove or uninstall the ZyXEL utility from your computer 1 Click Sta...

Page 48: ...low the steps below 1 Download the latest version of the utility from the ZyXEL web site and save the file on your computer 2 Follow the steps in Section 5 2 on page 47 to remove the current ZyXEL uti...

Page 49: ...er Steps may vary depending on the version of Windows Install the G 210H in another computer If the error persists you may have a hardware problem In this case you should contact your local vendor The...

Page 50: ...ociated wireless clients to use another radio channel if interference is high Make sure that the computer and the AP share the same security option and key Verify the settings in the Profile Security...

Page 51: ...ope IEEE 802 11b 13 channels Japan IEEE 802 11g 13 channels Japan Data Rate IEEE 802 11b 11 5 5 2 1Mbps IEEE 802 11g 54 48 36 24 18 12 9 6 Mbps Modulation IEEE 802311b Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum...

Page 52: ...tput Power IEEE 802 11b 11dBm 1 5dBm at 11Mbps IEEE 802 11g 14dBm 1dBm at 54Mbps RX Sensitivity IEEE 802 11b 11 Mbps 85 dBm IEEE 802 11g 54 Mbps 69 dBm SOFTWARE SPECIFICATIONS Device Drivers Windows 2...

Page 53: ...A from the Microsoft web site Windows XP SP2 screen shots are shown unless otherwise specified Click the help icon in most screens move the cursor to the item that you want the information about and c...

Page 54: ...g table for details 2 Windows XP SP2 In the Wireless Network Connection Status screen click View Wireless Networks to open the Wireless Network Connection screen Figure 32 Windows XP SP2 Wireless Netw...

Page 55: ...ss Network Connection Properties screen Figure 33 Windows XP SP1 Wireless Network Connection Status 3 Windows XP SP2 Click Refresh network list to reload and search for available wireless devices with...

Page 56: ...ork the Wireless Network Connection screen displays You must set the related fields in the Wireless Network Connection screen to the same security settings as the associated AP and click Connect Refer...

Page 57: ...erred networks or Available networks list The following table describes the connection icons Security Settings When you configure the G 210H to connect to a secure network but the security settings ar...

Page 58: ...y Enter the pre shared key or WEP key The values for the keys must be set up exactly the same on all wireless devices in the same wireless LAN Confirm network key Enter the key again for confirmation...

Page 59: ...reen you can choose to disable or enable this feature EAP Type Select the type of EAP authentication Options are Protected EAP PEAP and Smart Card or other Certificate Properties Click this button to...

Page 60: ...d specify a domain in the field below to have your computer connect to a server which resides only within this domain Trusted Root Certification Authorities Select a trusted certification authority fr...

Page 61: ...my smart card Select this check box to use the smart card for authentication Use a certificate on this computer Select this check box to use a certificate on your computer for authentication Validate...

Page 62: ...ws XP SP1 In the Wireless Network Connection Status screen click Properties and the Wireless Networks tab to open the screen as shown Use a different user name for the connection Select the check box...

Page 63: ...new network the new network is added in the Preferred networks table automatically Select a network and click Move up or Move down to change it s order click Remove to delete it or click Properties t...

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Page 65: ...certificate authority CA A certificate also called digital IDs can be used to authenticate users and a CA issues certificates and guarantees the identity of each certificate owner EAP MD5 Message Dige...

Page 66: ...ient identity is protected For client authentication EAP TTLS supports EAP methods and legacy authentication methods such as PAP CHAP MS CHAP and MS CHAP v2 PEAP Protected EAP Like EAP TTLS server sid...

Page 67: ...red into each access point wireless gateway and wireless client As long as the passwords match a wireless client will be granted access to a WLAN If the AP or the wireless clients do not support WPA2...

Page 68: ...is more difficult to decrypt data on a Wi Fi network than WEP and difficult for an intruder to break into the network The encryption mechanisms used for WPA 2 and WPA 2 PSK are the same The only diff...

Page 69: ...44 WPA PSK Authentication WPA 2 with RADIUS Application Example You need the IP address of the RADIUS server its port number default is 1812 and the RADIUS shared secret A WPA 2 application example wi...

Page 70: ...onfigure these security features Table 25 Wireless Security Relational Matrix AUTHENTICATION METHOD KEY MANAGEMENT PROTOCOL ENCRYPTION METHOD ENTER MANUAL KEY IEEE 802 1X Open None No Disable Enable w...

Page 71: ...lled Windows 2000 and XP usually include TCP IP Configure the TCP IP settings in order to communicate with your network Windows 2000 XP 1 For Windows XP click start Control Panel In Windows 2000 NT cl...

Page 72: ...e 47 Windows XP Control Panel 3 Right click Local Area Connection and then click Properties Figure 48 Windows XP Control Panel Network Connections Properties 4 Select Internet Protocol TCP IP under th...

Page 73: ...Internet Protocol TCP IP Properties 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 f...

Page 74: ...he above two steps for each IP address you want to add Configure additional default gateways in the IP Settings tab by clicking Add in Default gateways In TCP IP Gateway Address type the IP address of...

Page 75: ...them Figure 51 Windows XP Internet Protocol TCP IP Properties 8 Click OK to close the Internet Protocol TCP IP Properties window 9 Click OK to close the Local Area Connection Properties window 10Resta...

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Page 77: ...sage authentication code Protocol 32 Certificate Authority 66 Certifications viewing 4 Channel 34 36 44 channel 51 Configuration current 34 Configuration method 21 configuration method Wireless Zero C...

Page 78: ...49 RADIUS server 32 Related Documentation 17 S Security data encryption 31 security 52 Security Parameters 70 Signal strength 34 36 Site survey 35 scan 36 security settings 36 SSID 29 34 35 hide 30 Su...

Page 79: ...nt 29 Wireless frequency 44 Wireless LAN introduction 29 overview 29 security 30 Wireless LAN WLAN 29 Wireless network 29 wireless standard 51 Wireless station mode configuration 33 WLAN Security para...

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