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Page 1: ...ZyXEL G 220 v3 802 11g Wireless USB Adapter User s Guide Version 2 1 0 Edition 1 04 2008...

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Page 3: ...ments Quick Start Guide The Quick Start Guide is designed to help you get up and running right away They contain hardware installation connection information ZyXEL Glossary and Web Site Please refer t...

Page 4: ...the enter or return key on your keyboard Enter means for you to type one or more characters and then press the ENTER key Select or choose means for you to use one of the predefined choices A right an...

Page 5: ...ZyXEL G 220 v3 User s Guide 5 Graphics Icons Key Wireless Access Point Computer Notebook Computer Server Modem or Router Wireless Signal Internet Cloud...

Page 6: ...ightning Connect ONLY suitable accessories to the device Do NOT open the device or unit Opening or removing covers can expose you to dangerous high voltage points or other risks ONLY qualified service...

Page 7: ...yXEL Communications Corporation All rights reserved Disclaimer ZyXEL does not assume any liability arising out of the application or use of any products or software described herein Neither does it co...

Page 8: ...nterference by one or more of the following measures 1 Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna 2 Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver 3 Connect the equipment into an outle...

Page 9: ...he equipment This device has been designed for the WLAN 2 4 GHz network throughout the EC region and Switzerland with restrictions in France This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES...

Page 10: ...ent 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 warranty of merchantability or fi...

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Page 13: ...n Mode 23 1 2 2 1 Infrastructure 23 1 2 2 2 Ad Hoc 24 1 2 3 Access Point Mode 25 1 2 4 Changing G 220 v3 Mode 25 1 3 G 220 v3 Hardware and Utility Installation 26 1 3 1 ZyXEL Utility Icon 26 1 4 Confi...

Page 14: ...49 Chapter 4 Wireless Station Mode Configuration 51 4 1 Wireless Station Mode Overview 51 4 1 1 ZyXEL Utility Screen Summary 51 4 2 The Link Info Screen 52 4 2 1 Trend Chart 53 4 3 The Site Survey Scr...

Page 15: ...ility 82 Chapter 7 Troubleshooting 85 7 1 Problems Starting the ZyXEL Utility 85 7 2 Problem Connecting to an Access Point 85 7 3 Problem with the Link Quality 86 7 4 Problems Communicating With Other...

Page 16: ...ZyXEL G 220 v3 User s Guide 16 Table of Contents...

Page 17: ...e 34 Figure 18 ZyXEL Utility AP Link Info 35 Figure 19 ZyXEL Utility AP Configuration 35 Figure 20 Example of a Wireless Network 37 Figure 21 Example WPS Process PIN Method 43 Figure 22 How WPS works...

Page 18: ...94 Figure 61 Windows XP SP2 Wireless Network Connection Status 94 Figure 62 Windows XP SP1 Wireless Network Connection Status 95 Figure 63 Windows XP SP2 Wireless Network Connection 95 Figure 64 Windo...

Page 19: ...Windows XP Advanced TCP IP Settings 117 Figure 83 Windows XP Internet Protocol TCP IP Properties 118 Figure 84 Macintosh OS 8 9 Apple Menu 119 Figure 85 Macintosh OS 8 9 TCP IP 119 Figure 86 Macintosh...

Page 20: ...ZyXEL G 220 v3 User s Guide 20 List of Figures...

Page 21: ...lity Menu Summary AP Mode 75 Table 16 Access Point Mode Link Info 76 Table 17 Access Point Mode Configuration 78 Table 18 Access Point Mode MAC Filter 80 Table 19 About 81 Table 20 Troubleshooting Sta...

Page 22: ...ZyXEL G 220 v3 User s Guide 22 List of Tables...

Page 23: ...indows Vista AP Mode Section 2 3 on page 34 Encryption Settings 802 1x and WPA WPA2 PEAP and TLS options Section 4 3 1 3 on page 58 Please see Section 4 6 on page 71 for help on configuring these opti...

Page 24: ...re 1 Application Infrastructure 1 2 2 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 c...

Page 25: ...ion Access Point Mode In the example the G 220 v3 is installed on computer A and set to operate in access point mode Computer A provides an Internet connection to the wireless LAN so wireless stations...

Page 26: ...le for details Table 1 ZyXEL Utility System Tray Icon COLOR DESCRIPTION Red The G 220 v3 is operating in wireless station mode but is not connected to a wireless network Green The G 220 v3 is operatin...

Page 27: ...To re activate the ZyXEL utility double click the icon on your desktop or click Start Programs ZyXEL G 220 v3 Wireless Adapter Utility ZyXEL G 220 v3 Wireless Adapter Utility 1 4 2 Accessing the ZyXEL...

Page 28: ...ZyXEL G 220 v3 User s Guide 28 Chapter 1 Getting Started...

Page 29: ...ecific network or peer computer see Section 2 2 on page 31 This chapter also includes a simple example of how to configure the G 220 v3 as an AP using the ZyXEL utility See Section 2 3 on page 34 for...

Page 30: ...ns 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 with a SSID of SSID_Examples3 in this example 4 When you try to connect to a...

Page 31: ...n this screen remain blank See Table 3 on page 52 for detailed field descriptions Figure 11 ZyXEL Utility Link Info 7 Open your Internet browser and enter http www zyxel com or the URL of any other we...

Page 32: ...to configure a new profile Figure 12 ZyXEL Utility Profile 2 The Add New Profile screen appears The wireless client automatically searches for available wireless networks which are displayed in the Sc...

Page 33: ...fault setting Figure 15 ZyXEL Utility Profile Encryption 6 Verify the profile settings in the ready only screen Click Save to save and go to the next screen Figure 16 ZyXEL Utility Profile Confirm Sav...

Page 34: ...ck 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...

Page 35: ...Info 2 If you want to change the SSID and enable wireless security for your G 220 v3 click the Configuration tab and refer to Section 5 3 on page 77 for detailed field descriptions Note You can only...

Page 36: ...ZyXEL G 220 v3 User s Guide 36 Chapter 2 Tutorial...

Page 37: ...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 devices such as the printer or with the Internet Every...

Page 38: ...ion you should change the default SSID to something that is difficult to guess This type of security is fairly weak however because there are ways for unauthorized wireless devices to get the SSID In...

Page 39: ...the same WEP key for data encryption and decryption There are two ways to create WEP keys in your G 220 v3 Automatic WEP key generation based on a password phrase called a passphrase The passphrase is...

Page 40: ...E 802 1x The G 220 v3 supports EAP TLS EAP TTLS and EAP PEAP For EAP TLS authentication type you must first have a wired connection to the network and obtain the certificate s from a certificate autho...

Page 41: ...You do not need to enter any information Not every WPS enabled device has a physical WPS button Some may have a WPS PBC button in their configuration utilities instead of or in addition to the physica...

Page 42: ...he device or in the WPS section of the client s configuration interface see the device s User s Guide for how to find the WPS PIN for the G 220 v3 see Section 3 3 1 on page 41 4 Enter the client s PIN...

Page 43: ...twork and security settings and the other device acts as the enrollee the device that receives network and security settings The registrar creates a secure EAP Extensible Authentication Protocol tunne...

Page 44: ...ing network and can act as either enrollee or registrar if it supports both functions If the registrar is unconfigured the security settings it transmits to the enrollee are randomly generated Once a...

Page 45: ...r to use the network In this case AP1 must be the registrar since it is configured it already has security information for the network AP1 supplies the existing security information to Client 2 Figure...

Page 46: ...only with other WPS enabled devices However you can still add non WPS devices to a network you already set up using WPS WPS works by automatically issuing a randomly generated WPA PSK or WPA2 PSK pre...

Page 47: ...as AP here in order to associate with it Traditionally this meant that you had to configure the settings on the AP and then manually configure the exact same settings on each wireless client OTIST On...

Page 48: ...printable characters To have OTIST automatically generate a WPA PSK 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 then the key...

Page 49: ...d It closes when the transfer is complete In the wireless client you see this screen if it can t find an OTIST enabled AP with the same Setup key Click OK to go back to the ZyXEL utility main screen I...

Page 50: ...one or two seconds for the AP to transfer settings 4 If you change the SSID or the keys on the AP after using OTIST you need to run OTIST again or enter them manually in the wireless client s 5 If you...

Page 51: ...ity screens when the G 220 v3 is in station mode Figure 26 ZyXEL Utility Menu Summary Station Mode The following table describes the menus Table 2 ZyXEL Utility Menu Summary Station Mode TAB DESCRIPTI...

Page 52: ...Status Profile Name This is the name of the profile you are currently using Network Name SSID The SSID identifies the wireless network to which a wireless station is associated This field displays th...

Page 53: ...ireless standard B or G of the AP or peer computer Total Transmit This field displays the total number of data frames transmitted Total Receive This field displays the total number of data frames rece...

Page 54: ...fo Trend Chart LABEL DESCRIPTION Transmit This field displays the current data transmission rate in kilobits per second Kbps Receive This field displays the current data receiving rate in kilobits per...

Page 55: ...rch for available wireless devices within transmission range Connect Click Connect to associate to the selected wireless device Site Info Click an entry in the Available Network List table to display...

Page 56: ...Encryption Type Select an authentication method Choices are SHARED and OPEN Refer to Section 3 2 3 1 2 on page 39 for more information Pass Phrase Enter a passphrase of up to 63 case sensitive printa...

Page 57: ...13 ASCII characters case sensitive ranging from a z A Z and 0 9 for example MyKey12345678 for ASCII key type If you select 256 Bits in the WEP field Enter either 58 hexadecimal digits in the range of...

Page 58: ...ge 40 for more information Pre Shared Key Type a pre shared key same as the AP or peer device of between 8 and 63 case sensitive ASCII characters including spaces and symbols or 64 hexadecimal charact...

Page 59: ...iated with the user name above Note At the time of writing this field is not available on Windows Vista Please see Section 4 6 on page 71 for more information Certificate This field is only available...

Page 60: ...f writing this field is not available on Windows Vista Please see Section 4 6 on page 71 for more information Password This field is not available when you select TLS in the Authentication Type field...

Page 61: ...connect to another network Next Click Next to confirm your selections and advance to the Confirm Save screen Refer to Section 4 3 2 on page 61 Exit Click Exit to return to the Site Survey screen witho...

Page 62: ...available network with security disabled The default profile is a profile that allows you to connect to any SSID without security Click the Profile tab in the ZyXEL utility program to display the Pro...

Page 63: ...curity 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 pr...

Page 64: ...is activated WEP WEP or 802 1x WPA WPA PSK WPA2 WPA2 PSK or inactive DISABLE Transmission Rate This field displays the transmission speed of the selected profile in megabits per second Mbps Table 11...

Page 65: ...g Scan Info This table displays the information of the available wireless networks within the transmission range or denotes that the wireless device is in infrastructure mode and the wireless security...

Page 66: ...onnect to either an IEEE 802 11g or IEEE 802 11b wireless device Select G Only to have the G 220 v3 connect to an IEEE 802 11g wireless device only and vice versa Select B Only to have the G 220 v3 co...

Page 67: ...r other peer wireless computers as they are on the G 220 v3 Refer to Section 4 3 1 on page 55 for detailed information on wireless security configuration Figure 39 Station Mode Profile Security Settin...

Page 68: ...er 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 it is started Figure 41 Station Mode Profile Activate the P...

Page 69: ...nsmit at up to 11Mbps Note At the time of writing this field is not available on Windows Vista Preamble Type Preamble is used to signal that data is coming to the receiver Select the preamble type tha...

Page 70: ...e right Click PIN again to generate a new PIN Manual Input Select this check box to manually enter the PIN into the field on the right This could be a PIN from another WPS enabled device or a PIN you...

Page 71: ...section Section 4 6 2 Using TLS in Vista on page 72 to use TLS 4 6 1 Using PEAP in Vista Take the following steps to set up WPA WPA2 or 802 1x security using PEAP in Windows Vista 1 Either select the...

Page 72: ...WPA2 or 802 1x security using TLS in Windows Vista 1 Either select the AP to which you want to connect in the Site Survey screen see Section 4 3 The Site Survey Screen on page 54 or configure a profil...

Page 73: ...sure which certificate you should use contact your network administrator 7 Click OK The Select Certificate screen disappears and the G 220 v3 tries to connect to the network The ZyXEL utility s Link...

Page 74: ...ZyXEL G 220 v3 User s Guide 74 Chapter 4 Wireless Station Mode Configuration...

Page 75: ...thout using a dedicated AP Note At the time of writing this function is not available on Windows Vista 5 1 1 ZyXEL Utility Screen Summary This section describes the ZyXEL utility screens when the G 22...

Page 76: ...ing refer to Appendix B on page 89 for an example 3 Set the wireless station s IP address to be dynamic if you want the wireless stations to access the wired network or the Internet through the G 220...

Page 77: ...ws whether data encryption is activated WEP or inactive DISABLE MAC This field displays the MAC address of the G 220 v3 Output Power This field shows the strength of the G 220 v3 s antenna gain or tra...

Page 78: ...s antenna to transmit at 17 dBm Select Medium High to set the G 220 v3 s antenna to transmit at 15 dBm Select Medium Low to set the G 220 v3 s antenna to transmit at 13 dBm Select Low to set the G 22...

Page 79: ...sensitive ranging from a z A Z and 0 9 for example MyKey for ASCII key type If you select 128 Bits in the WEP field Enter either 26 hexadecimal digits in the range of A F a f and 0 9 for example 00112...

Page 80: ...resses not listed will be allowed to access the G 220 v3 Select Accept to permit access to the G 220 v3 MAC addresses not listed will be denied access to the G 220 v3 Filter MAC Address 1 16 Specify t...

Page 81: ...escribes the read only fields in this screen Table 19 About LABEL DESCRIPTION Driver Version This field displays the version number of the G 220 v3 driver Utility Version This field displays the versi...

Page 82: ...ake note of your current wireless configurations To perform the upgrade follow the steps below 1 Download the latest version of the utility from the ZyXEL web site and save the file on your computer 2...

Page 83: ...ZyXEL G 220 v3 User s Guide Chapter 6 Maintenance 83 6 Insert the G 220 v3 and check the version numbers in the About screen to make sure the new utility is installed properly...

Page 84: ...ZyXEL G 220 v3 User s Guide 84 Chapter 6 Maintenance...

Page 85: ...all the G 220 v3 in another computer If the error persists you may have a hardware problem In this case you should contact your local vendor The ZyXEL utility icon does not display If you install the...

Page 86: ...mputers are turned on and working properly Make sure the G 220 v3 computer and the associated AP use the same SSID Change the AP and the associated wireless clients to use another radio channel if int...

Page 87: ...5 5 2 1Mbps IEEE 802 11g 54 48 36 24 18 12 9 6 Mbps Modulation IEEE 802 11g Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing 64QAM 16QAM QPSK and BPSK IEEE 802311b PBCC Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum CCK D...

Page 88: ...ax at 11Mbps CCK QPSK BPSK 19 dBm max at 54Mbps OFDM RX Sensitivity IEEE 802 11g OFDM 54 Mbps 70 dBm IEEE 802 11b CCK 11 Mbps 85 dBm SOFTWARE SPECIFICATIONS Device Drivers Microsoft Windows 98 Second...

Page 89: ...ments Steps may vary depending on your Windows version You may need to install additional software in Windows 98 Second Edition and Windows ME Configuring the Computer on Which You Install the G 220 v...

Page 90: ...reen displays Click the Sharing tab and select Enable Internet Connection Sharing for this connection Click OK Figure 56 Windows 2000 Network Properties If there is more than one network adapter on th...

Page 91: ...WIndows 2000 Network Properties Select Network Adapter 5 A notice screen displays Click Yes Figure 58 Windows 2000 Local Network Configuring the Wireless Station Computer Refer to Appendix E on page 1...

Page 92: ...ZyXEL G 220 v3 User s Guide 92 Appendix B Access Point Mode Setup Example...

Page 93: ...oad the support patch for WPA 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...

Page 94: ...Refer to the following table for details Table 25 Windows XP SP2 System Tray Icon ICON DESCRIPTION The G 220 v3 is connected to a wireless network The G 220 v3 is in the process of connecting to a wir...

Page 95: ...tab to open the Wireless Network Connection Properties screen Figure 62 Windows XP SP1 Wireless Network Connection Status 3 Windows XP SP2 Click Refresh network list to reload and search for availabl...

Page 96: ...Click Refresh to reload and search for available wireless devices within transmission range Select a wireless network in the Available networks list click Configure and set the related fields to the...

Page 97: ...ction status in the wireless network list or the connection icon in the Preferred networks or Available networks list The following table describes the connection icons Table 27 Windows XP Wireless Ne...

Page 98: ...the authentication method Share Open WPA or WPA PSK used by the selected network Data Encryption This field automatically shows the encryption type TKIP WEP or Disable used by the selected network Ne...

Page 99: ...K Click OK to save your changes Cancel Click Cancel to leave this screen without saving any changes you may have made Table 28 Windows XP Wireless network properties Association continued LABEL DESCRI...

Page 100: ...information is available Select this check box to have the computer send its information to the network for authentication when a user is not logged on Authenticate as guest when user or computer info...

Page 101: ...certificate s from a certificate authority CA Consult your network administrator for more information Do not prompt user to authorize new server or trusted certification authorities Select this check...

Page 102: ...Authorities Select a trusted certification authority from the list below Note You must first have a wired connection to a network and obtain the certificate s from a certificate authority CA Consult y...

Page 103: ...e screen as shown Figure 72 Windows XP SP1 Wireless Networks Preferred Networks 2 Whenever the G 220 v3 tries to connect to a new network the new network is added in the Preferred networks table autom...

Page 104: ...ZyXEL G 220 v3 User s Guide 104 Appendix C Management with Wireless Zero Configuration...

Page 105: ...e s from a 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 M...

Page 106: ...ion thus client 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...

Page 107: ...ger encryption authentication and key management than WPA Key differences between WPA 2 and WEP are improved data encryption and user authentication If both an AP and the wireless clients support WPA2...

Page 108: ...and AES it 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 Th...

Page 109: ...hem Figure 73 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...

Page 110: ...n how you configure these security features Table 33 Wireless Security Relational Matrix AUTHENTICATION METHOD KEY MANAGEMENT PROTOCOL ENCRYPTION METHOD ENTER MANUAL KEY IEEE 802 1X Open None No Disab...

Page 111: ...clude the software components you need to install and use TCP IP on your computer Windows 3 1 requires the purchase of a third party TCP IP application package TCP IP should already be installed on co...

Page 112: ...Microsoft Networks If you need 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 n...

Page 113: ...adapter s TCP IP entry and click Properties 2 Click the IP Address tab If your IP address is dynamic select Obtain an IP address automatically If you have a static IP address select Specify an IP addr...

Page 114: ...Add 5 Click OK to save and close the TCP IP Properties window 6 Click OK to close the Network window Insert the Windows CD if prompted 7 Restart your computer when prompted Verifying Settings 1 Click...

Page 115: ...Computer s IP Address 115 Figure 78 Windows XP Start Menu 2 For Windows XP click Network Connections For Windows 2000 NT click Network and Dial up Connections Figure 79 Windows XP Control Panel 3 Righ...

Page 116: ...Connections Properties 4 Select Internet Protocol TCP IP under the General tab in Win XP and click Properties Figure 81 Windows XP Local Area Connection Properties 5 The Internet Protocol TCP IP Prop...

Page 117: ...tab in IP addresses click Add In TCP IP Address type an IP address in IP address and a subnet mask in Subnet mask and then click Add Repeat the above two steps for each IP address you want to add Con...

Page 118: ...tab to order them Figure 83 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 w...

Page 119: ...g up Your Computer s IP Address 119 Figure 84 Macintosh OS 8 9 Apple Menu 2 Select Ethernet built in from the Connect via list Figure 85 Macintosh OS 8 9 TCP IP 3 For dynamically assigned settings sel...

Page 120: ...IP Control Panel 6 Click Save if prompted to save changes to your configuration 7 Restart your computer if prompted Verifying Settings Check your TCP IP properties in the TCP IP Control Panel window M...

Page 121: ...llowing From the Configure box select Manually Type your IP address in the IP Address box Type your subnet mask in the Subnet mask box Type the IP address of your gateway in the Router address box if...

Page 122: ...ZyXEL G 220 v3 User s Guide 122 Appendix E Setting up Your Computer s IP Address...

Page 123: ...9 shared key 40 auto authentication 40 C CA 106 Certificate Authority 106 Certifications viewing 9 certifications notices 9 channel 53 55 65 87 Configuration 78 configuration method 26 important note...

Page 124: ...PEAP 71 Power Saving Mode 70 product specifications 87 profile 52 63 activation 68 add new 63 64 delete 63 edit 63 information 63 Q Quick Start Guide 3 26 R radio interference 86 real time data traffi...

Page 125: ...ivalent Privacy 39 WEP Encryption 56 Wi Fi Protected Access 40 107 WiFi Protected Setup 41 Windows 71 Windows Vista 23 71 Windows XP 26 wireless client 37 wireless LAN introduction 37 security 38 Wire...

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