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ZyXEL G-260

802.11g Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter

User’s Guide

Version 1.00

8/2005

Summary of Contents for ZyXEL ZyAIR G-260

Page 1: ...ZyXEL G 260 802 11g Wireless USB 2 0 Adapter User s Guide Version 1 00 8 2005...

Page 2: ...XEL 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 con...

Page 3: ...quipment does cause harmful interference to radio television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or m...

Page 4: ...ions Commission FCC Interference Statement 4 Certifications 1 Go to www zyxel com 2 Select your product from the drop down list box on the ZyXEL home page to go to that product s page 3 Select the cer...

Page 5: ...onditions 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: ...1 Infrastructure 18 1 1 1 2 Ad Hoc 19 1 2 ZyXEL G 260 Hardware and Utility Installation 19 1 3 Configuration Methods 19 1 4 Windows XP Users Only 19 1 5 Accessing the ZyXEL Utility 20 1 6 Connecting...

Page 9: ...1 Trend Chart 35 3 2 The Site Survey Screen 36 3 2 1 Connecting to a WLAN Network 37 3 2 2 Security Settings 37 3 2 2 1 WEP Encryption 37 3 2 2 2 WPA WPA2 39 3 2 2 3 WPA PSK WPA2 PSK 40 3 2 2 4 802 1x...

Page 10: ...0 User s Guide Table of Contents 10 Appendix B Disable Windows XP Wireless LAN Configuration Tool 58 Appendix C Management with Wireless Zero Configuration 64 Appendix D Types of EAP Authentication 76...

Page 11: ...ZyXEL G 260 User s Guide 11 Table of Contents...

Page 12: ...e 44 Figure 20 Profile Wireless Setting Select a Channel 45 Figure 21 Profile Security Setting Encryption Type 46 Figure 22 Profile Security Setting 46 Figure 23 Profile Confirm New Settings 47 Figure...

Page 13: ...perties 67 Figure 44 Windows XP SP2 Wireless Network Connection WEP or WPA PSK 68 Figure 45 Windows XP SP2 Wireless Network Connection No Security 68 Figure 46 Windows XP Wireless network properties A...

Page 14: ...hannel 45 Table 14 Adapter 48 Table 15 About 50 Table 16 Troubleshooting Starting ZyXEL Utility Program 54 Table 17 Troubleshooting Link Quality 54 Table 18 Troubleshooting Communication Problem 55 Ta...

Page 15: ...ZyXEL G 260 User s Guide 15 List of Tables...

Page 16: ...rovement to techwriters zyxel com tw or send regular mail to The Technical Writing Team ZyXEL Communications Corp 6 Innovation Road II Science Based Industrial Park Hsinchu 300 Taiwan Thank you Syntax...

Page 17: ...and i e for that is or in other words throughout this manual The ZyXEL G 220F 802 11g Wireless USB Adapter may be referred to as the ZyXEL G 260 in this user s guide Graphics Icons Key Wireless Acces...

Page 18: ...tures Automatic rate selection Security WEP Wired Equivalent Privacy IEEE 802 1x WPA PSK WPA Wi Fi Protected Access WPA2 PSK and WPA2 A built in antenna Driver and utility support for Windows 98 Secon...

Page 19: ...1 3 Configuration Methods To configure your ZyXEL G 260 use one of the following applications Wireless Zero Configuration WZC recommended for Windows XP ZyXEL Utility Odyssey Client Manager not suppli...

Page 20: ...Note Click the icon located in the top right corner to display the on line help window 1 6 Connecting to a Wireless LAN The following sections show you how to associate with a network using the ZyXEL...

Page 21: ...wireless security is activated for the selected wireless network the Security Settings screen displays This screen varies according to the network s encryption method Configure the same security sett...

Page 22: ...k Info Use this screen to see your current connection status configuration and data rate statistics Site Survey Use this screen to scan for a wireless network configure wireless security if activated...

Page 23: ...ZyXEL G 260 User s Guide 23 Chapter 1 Getting Started...

Page 24: ...es the most efficient This setting allows your ZyXEL G 260 to operate at the maximum transmission data rate When the communication quality drops below a certain level the ZyXEL G 260 automatically swi...

Page 25: ...nd entering them manually as the WEP keys in the other WLAN adapter s Enter the WEP keys manually Your ZyXEL G 260 allows you to configure up to four 64 bit 128 bit or 256 bit WEP keys and only one ke...

Page 26: ...extended initialization vector IV with sequencing rules and a re keying mechanism TKIP regularly changes and rotates the encryption keys so that the same encryption key is never used twice The RADIUS...

Page 27: ...s password 3 The AP derives and distributes keys to the wireless clients 4 The AP and wireless clients use the TKIP encryption process to encrypt data exchanged between them Figure 8 WPA PSK Authentic...

Page 28: ...his requires you to enable the WEP encryption and specify a WEP key on both the wireless station and the AP 2 4 Preamble Type Preamble is used to signal that data is coming to the receiver Short pream...

Page 29: ...5 1 Enabling OTIST You must enable OTIST on both the AP and wireless client before you start transferring settings We use the Prestige 334WT in this guide as an example Screens may vary slightly for...

Page 30: ...0 User s Guide Chapter 2 Wireless LAN Network 30 2 5 1 2 Wireless Client Start the ZyXEL Utility and click the Adapter tab Select the Auto Security check box enter the same Setup Key as your AP s and...

Page 31: ...ses its wireless connection for more than ten seconds it will search for an OTIST enabled AP for up to one minute If you manually have the wireless client search for an OTIST enabled AP there is no ti...

Page 32: ...ne 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 33: ...ZyXEL G 260 User s Guide 33 Chapter 2 Wireless LAN Network...

Page 34: ...Info LABEL DESCRIPTION Wireless Network Status Profile Name This is the name of the profile you are currently using Network Name SSID The SSID identifies the Service Set to which a wireless station i...

Page 35: ...Kbps Authentication This field displays the authentication method of the ZyXEL G 260 Network Mode This field displays the network standard 802 11b or 802 11g of the wireless device Total Transmit Thi...

Page 36: ...s device is 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...

Page 37: ...efer to Section 3 2 2 on page 37 for more information Otherwise click the Back or Exit button and connect to another wireless network without data encryption 4 Verify that you have successfully connec...

Page 38: ...d provided If you select 64 Bits in the WEP field Enter either 10 hexadecimal digits in the range of A F a f and 0 9 for example 11AA22BB33 for HEX key type or Enter 5 ASCII characters case sensitive...

Page 39: ...You must first have a wired connection to a network and obtain the certificate s from a certificate authority CA Consult your network administrator for more information Password This field is not avai...

Page 40: ...WPA PSK WPA2 PSK are the same The only difference between the two is that WPA PSK WPA2 PSK uses a simple common password instead of user specific credentials The encryption types for WPA PSK and WPA2...

Page 41: ...Specify the location and name of a certificate in the Certificate field or click Browse to locate it Note You must first have a wired connection to a network and obtain the certificate s from a certif...

Page 42: ...isplays the SSID previously entered Network Type This field displays the network type Infrastructure or Ad Hoc of the wireless device Channel This field displays the channel number used by the profile...

Page 43: ...le SSID This is the SSID of the wireless network to which the selected profile associate Connect To use a previously saved network profile select a pre configured profile name in the table and click C...

Page 44: ...he next screen Exit Click Exit to go back to the previous screen without saving Scan Info This table displays the information of the available wireless networks within the transmission range or denote...

Page 45: ...n list box to enable data encryption If you select Ad Hoc network type in the first screen you can only use WEP encryption method Otherwise select Disable to allow the ZyXEL G 260 to communicate with...

Page 46: ...or other peer wireless computers as they are on the ZyXEL G 260 Refer to Section 3 2 2 on page 37 for detailed information on wireless security configuration Figure 22 Profile Security Setting 5 This...

Page 47: ...le click the Activate Now button Otherwise click the Activate Later button Note Once you activate a profile the ZyXEL Utility will use that profile the next time it is started Figure 24 Profile Activa...

Page 48: ...lect Maximum Power Save or Fast Power Save to save power especially for notebook computers This forces the ZyXEL G 260 to go to sleep mode when it is not transmitting data When you select Continuous A...

Page 49: ...ZyXEL G 260 User s Guide 49 Chapter 3 ZyXEL Utility Configuration...

Page 50: ...owing table describes the read only fields in this screen 4 2 Uninstalling the ZyXEL Utility Follow the steps below to remove or uninstall the ZyXEL Utility from your computer 1 Click Start Programs Z...

Page 51: ...e note of the current network configuration 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 Foll...

Page 52: ...ZyXEL G 260 User s Guide Chapter 4 Maintenance 52 6 Insert the ZyXEL G 260 and check the version numbers in the About screen to make sure the new utility is installed properly...

Page 53: ...ZyXEL G 260 User s Guide 53 Chapter 4 Maintenance...

Page 54: ...a hardware problem In this case you should contact your local vendor The ZyXEL Utility icon does not display If you install the Funk Odyssey Client software on the computer uninstall remove both the...

Page 55: ...260 computer and the associated AP use the same SSID Change the AP and the associated wireless clients to use another radio channel if interference is high Make sure that the computer and the AP share...

Page 56: ...n L 95 mm M 30 mm H 16 mm RADIO SPECIFICATIONS Media Access Protocol IEEE 802 11 Frequency USA FCC Canada 11 Channels 2 412GHz 2 462GHz Europe ETSI 13 Channels 2 412GHz 2 472GHz Japan TELEC 14 Channel...

Page 57: ...ZyXEL G 260 User s Guide 57 Appendix A...

Page 58: ...ool in Windows XP after you install the ZyXEL Utility The screen varies depending on the version of Windows XP service pack Via the Wireless Network System Tray Icon If the network icon for wireless c...

Page 59: ...ork Connection window displays click Change advanced settings under Related Tasks and then the Wireless Networks tab Figure 31 Windows XP SP2 Wireless Network Connection 3 In the Wireless Network Conn...

Page 60: ...ZyXEL G 260 User s Guide Appendix B 60 Figure 32 Windows XP SP1 Wireless Network Connection Properties Figure 33 Windows XP SP2 Wireless Network Connection Properties...

Page 61: ...lick Start Control Panel and double click Network Connections 2 Double click on the icon for wireless network connection to display a status window as shown below 3 Click Properties and click the Wire...

Page 62: ...rk Connection Properties window make sure the Use Windows to configure my wireless network settings check box is not selected Click OK Figure 36 Windows XP SP1 Wireless Network Connection Properties F...

Page 63: ...ZyXEL G 260 User s Guide 63 Appendix B...

Page 64: ...t 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 the informati...

Page 65: ...Windows XP SP2 In the Wireless Network Connection Status screen click View Wireless Networks to open the Wireless Network Connection screen Figure 40 Windows XP SP2 Wireless Network Connection Status...

Page 66: ...ss Network Connection Properties screen Figure 41 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 67: ...eless 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 to the sec...

Page 68: ...nnection icon in the Preferred networks or Available networks list The following table describes the connection icons Security Settings When you configure the ZyXEL wireless LAN adapter to connect to...

Page 69: ...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 Network Key Enter the pre shared k...

Page 70: ...changes Cancel Click Cancel to leave this screen without saving any changes you may have made Table 23 Windows XP Wireless network properties Association continued LABEL DESCRIPTION Table 24 Windows...

Page 71: ...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 information is unavailable S...

Page 72: ...list below Note You must first have a wired connection to a network and obtain the certificate s from a certificate authority CA Consult your network administrator for more information Do not prompt...

Page 73: ...of the authentication server Connect to these servers Select the check box and specify a domain in the field below to have your computer connect to a server which resides only within this domain Trus...

Page 74: ...ws XP SP1 Wireless Networks Preferred Networks 2 Whenever the ZyXEL wireless LAN adapter tries to connect to a new network the new network is added in the Preferred networks table automatically Select...

Page 75: ...ZyXEL G 260 User s Guide 75 Appendix C...

Page 76: ...tion Finally MD5 authentication method does not support data encryption with dynamic session key You must configure WEP encryption keys for data encryption EAP TLS Transport Layer Security With EAP TL...

Page 77: ...rmed If this feature is enabled it is not necessary to configure a default encryption key in the Wireless screen You may still configure and store keys here but they will not be used while Dynamic WEP...

Page 78: ...AP and the wireless stations This all happens in the background automatically AES Advanced Encryption Standard also uses a secret key This implementation of AES applies a 128 bit key to 128 bit block...

Page 79: ...w you configure these security features Table 28 Wireless Security Relational Matrix AUTHENTICATION METHOD KEY MANAGEMENT PROTOCOL ENCRYPTION METHOD ENTER MANUAL KEY ENABLE IEEE 802 1X Open None No No...

Page 80: ...ssey Client Manager 19 Wireless Zero Configuration WZC 19 ZyXEL Utility 19 connecting to a WLAN 37 Copyright 2 creating a new profile 43 current configuration 34 current connection status 34 Customer...

Page 81: ...16 19 R radio interference 54 real time data traffic statistics 35 Regular Mail 6 Related Documentation 16 S save power 48 Scan Info 44 security 25 56 data encryption 25 Security Parameters 79 Service...

Page 82: ...ows XP 19 wireless LAN authentication 28 channel 24 introduction 24 security 24 SSID 24 transmission rate 24 Wireless LAN WLAN 24 wireless standard 56 wireless station mode configuration 34 WLAN Secur...

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