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ZyXEL AG-200 User’s Guide ZyXEL AG-200 802.11a/b/g Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter User's Guide Version 1.0 October 2004

ZyXEL AG-200 User’s Guide Getting Started 1-1 Chapter 1 Getting Started This chapter introduces the ZyXEL AG-200 and prepares you to use the Zy

ZyXEL AG-200 User’s Guide 1-2 Getting Started Double-clicking on the icon will display the following ZyXEL utility window. Each of the pages (Networ

ZyXEL AG-200 User’s Guide Getting Started 1-3 1.3.1 Network This page shows how the network is presently configured: network mode, information

ZyXEL AG-200 User’s Guide 1-4 Getting Started 1.3.2 Profile This page is used to manage connections with Access Points. You can create different conf

ZyXEL AG-200 User’s Guide Getting Started 1-5 1) Click on [Add] and the following screen will appear. 2) On this screen you will insert so

ZyXEL AG-200 User’s Guide 1-6 Getting Started then click on [Add to Profile]. If the access point you choose has encryption enabled, a window will p

ZyXEL AG-200 User’s Guide Getting Started 1-7 a. Click [Next]. The following screen will appear. 4) On this screen you will configure the w

ZyXEL AG-200 User’s Guide 1-8 Getting Started c. Click [Next]. The following screen will appear. 5) Final Step a. Uncheck the box [Apply this pr

ZyXEL AG-200 User’s Guide Getting Started 1-9 Each page in [Properties] is explained below.

ZyXEL AG-200 User’s Guide ii Copyright Copyright Copyright ©2004 by ZyXEL Communications Corporation The contents of this publication may not be repr

ZyXEL AG-200 User’s Guide 1-10 Getting Started Basic Settings: In this page, you can verify the name of the current profile. [Profile Name] Allows y

ZyXEL AG-200 User’s Guide Getting Started 1-11 Advanced Settings: This screen allows you to make changes to the default ways the adapter opera

ZyXEL AG-200 User’s Guide 1-12 Getting Started WLAN Security: This screen allows you to configure the security settings of your wireless LAN. Secur

ZyXEL AG-200 User’s Guide Getting Started 1-13 To learn more about WPA please see Chapter 2. 4) WPA-PSK WPA-PSK is a compromise between WPA an

ZyXEL AG-200 User’s Guide 1-14 Getting Started Chipset Features: This screen allows you to configure advanced features built into the wireless chips

ZyXEL AG-200 User’s Guide Getting Started 1-15 TCP/IP: This allows you to change your TCP/IP settings. [Use IP Changer] By putting a checkmar

ZyXEL AG-200 User’s Guide 1-16 Getting Started 1.3.3 Site Survey This page shows a list of SSIDs in your vicinity. Information regarding each SSID is

ZyXEL AG-200 User’s Guide Getting Started 1-17 Selecting a network from the [Available Networks] list will enable the [Detail Info], [Connect]

ZyXEL AG-200 User’s Guide 1-18 Getting Started Connect [Connect] will immediately connect you with the selected network. Add to profile [Add to prof

ZyXEL AG-200 User’s Guide Getting Started 1-19 1.3.4 Options In this page you can configure the behavior of the ZyXEL utility. Launch at windo

ZyXEL AG-200 User’s Guide ZyXEL Limited Warranty iii ZyXEL Limited Warranty ZyXEL warrants to the original end user (purchaser) that this produ

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ZyXEL AG-200 User’s Guide Getting Started 1-21 1.3.5 Version Software and Hardware information of the current client device.

ZyXEL AG-200 User’s Guide WLAN Networking 2-1 Chapter 2 Wireless LAN Networking This chapter provides background information on general wirel

ZyXEL AG-200 User’s Guide 2-2 WLAN Networking Ad-Hoc (IBSS) Ad-hoc mode does not require an AP or a wired network. Two or more wireless stations com

ZyXEL AG-200 User’s Guide WLAN Networking 2-3 Figure 2-3 Infrastructure Network Example 2.1.5 Roaming In an infrastructure network, wireless s

ZyXEL AG-200 User’s Guide 2-4 WLAN Networking Figure 2-4 Roaming Example 2.2 Wireless LAN Security Wireless LAN security is vital to your network to

ZyXEL AG-200 User’s Guide WLAN Networking 2-5 Configure the wireless LAN security using the Profile Security Settings screen. If you do not ena

ZyXEL AG-200 User’s Guide 2-6 WLAN Networking User Authentication WPA applies IEEE 802.1x and Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) to authentica

ZyXEL AG-200 User’s Guide WLAN Networking 2-7 Step 4. The AP and wireless clients use the TKIP encryption process to encrypt data exchanged be

ZyXEL AG-200 User’s Guide iv FCC Statement Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Interference Statement1 The device complies with Part 15 of FCC ru

ZyXEL AG-200 User’s Guide 2-8 WLAN Networking Figure 2-7 WPA with RADIUS Application Example 2.3 Fragmentation Threshold The Fragmentation Threshold

ZyXEL AG-200 User’s Guide WLAN Networking 2-9 Figure 2-8 RTS Threshold When station A sends data to the AP, it might not know that the statio

ZyXEL AG-200 User’s Guide 2-10 WLAN Networking Open authentication mode is implemented for ease-of-use and when security is not an issue. The wireles

ZyXEL AG-200 User’s Guide Maintenance 3-1 Chapter 3 Maintenance This chapter describes how to uninstall or upgrade the ZyXEL Utility. 3.1 The V

ZyXEL AG-200 User’s Guide 3-2 Maintenance About LABEL DESCRIPTION Package Version This field displays the version number of the combination driver

ZyXEL AG-200 User’s Guide Maintenance 3-3 3.3 Upgrading the ZyXEL Utility Before you uninstall the ZyXEL Utility, take note of the current netw

ZyXEL AG-200 User’s Guide Wireless Security 4-1 Chapter 4 Configuring Wireless Security This chapter covers the configuration of security optio

ZyXEL AG-200 User’s Guide 4-2 Wireless Security 1. Select [WEP] under [Security Mode] 2. Put a check mark next to [Using Static WEP] 3. Click [Con

ZyXEL AG-200 User’s Guide Wireless Security 4-3 Manual Input (Hexadecimal): You generate your own WEP Key using hexadecimal characters (10 cha

ZyXEL AG-200 User’s Guide Customer Support v Customer Support When contacting your Customer Support Representative, please have the following i

ZyXEL AG-200 User’s Guide 4-4 Wireless Security 4.4 Configuring WPA 1. Select [WPA-PSK] under [Security Mode]. 2. Select [Encryption method]. Yo

ZyXEL AG-200 User’s Guide Wireless Security 4-5 4.5.2 Configuring 802.1x – EAP-LEAP 1. Enter in unique User ID and Password under [User Infor

ZyXEL AG-200 User’s Guide 4-6 Wireless Security [Use user certificate]: Put a check in the box to activate user certificate. Then select certificat

ZyXEL AG-200 User’s Guide Wireless Security 4-7 4.5.4 Configuring 802.1x – EAP-TLS 1. Enter in unique User ID and Password under [User Infor

ZyXEL AG-200 User’s Guide 4-8 Wireless Security [Use user certificate]: Put a check in the box to activate user certificate. Then select certificat

ZyXEL AG-200 User’s Guide Wireless Security 4-9 4.5.5 Configuring 802.1x – EAP-TTLS 1. Enter in unique User ID and Password under [User Info

ZyXEL AG-200 User’s Guide 4-10 Wireless Security [Use user certificate]: Put a check in the box to activate user certificate. Then select certifica

ZyXEL AG-200 User’s Guide Troubleshooting 5-1 Chapter 5 Troubleshooting This chapter covers potential problems and possible remedies. After each

ZyXEL AG-200 User’s Guide 5-2 Troubleshooting 5.3 Problems Communicating With Other Computers Table 5-3 Troubleshooting Communication Problems PROB

ZyXEL AG-200 User’s Guide Appendix A i Appendix A Types of EAP Authentication This appendix discusses the five popular EAP authentication t

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ZyXEL AG-200 User’s Guide ii Appendix A LEAP LEAP (Lightweight Extensible Authentication Protocol) is a Cisco implementation of IEEE802.1x. For adde

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ZyXEL AG-200 User’s Guide viii Preface Preface Congratulations on the purchase of your n

ZyXEL AG-200 User’s Guide Preface ix Graphics Icons Key Wireless Access Point Computer Notebook computer Server Modem Wireless Signal