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Equinox Systems ZyAIR G-200 Chapter, Getting Started, 1.1ZyAIR Hardware and Utility Installation, 1.2Disable Windows XP Wireless LAN Configuration Tool, Start, Control Panel

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ZyAIR G-200 User’s Guide

Chapter 1

Getting Started

This chapter prepares you to using the ZyAIR Utility.

1.1ZyAIR Hardware and Utility Installation

Follow the instructions in the Quick Installation Guide to install the ZyAIR Utility and driver and make hardware connections.

1.2Disable Windows XP Wireless LAN Configuration Tool

Windows XP includes a configuration tool for wireless LAN devices.

DO NOT use the Windows XP configuration tool and theZyAIR Utility at the same time. It is recommended you use theZyAIR Utility to configure the ZyAIR.

There are two methods to disable the configuration tool in Windows XP after you install the ZyAIR Utility.

From ZyAIR Utility

Right-click on the ZyAIR Utility system tray icon and click Turn off zero configuration.

Figure 1-1 Windows XP: System Tray IconFrom the Wireless Network Connection Status Screen

1.Double-click on the network icon for the wireless connection in the system tray. If the icon is not present, proceed to Step 2. Otherwise skip to Step 5.

Figure 1-2 Windows XP: System Tray Icon

2.If the icon for the wireless network connection is not in the system tray, click Start, Control Panel and double-click on Network Connections.

Getting Started

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Contents

Page Copyright Copyright ©2004 by ZyXEL Communications Corporation Disclaimer Trademarks ZyXEL Limited Warranty NOTE Online Registration Information for Canadian Users Caution Note Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Interference Statement Notice Certifications Page Customer Support Page Table of Contents Page List of Figures List of Tables Preface About This User's Guide Syntax Conventions Related Documentation User Guide Feedback Page Chapter Getting Started 1.1ZyAIR Hardware and Utility Installation 1.2Disable Windows XP Wireless LAN Configuration Tool Figure 1-3Windows XP: Wireless Network Connection Status Properties Wireless Networks Figure 1-4Windows XP: Connect to Wireless Network 1.3Accessing the ZyAIR Utility Page Using the ZyAIR Utility 2.1About Wireless LAN Network 2.1.1SSID 2.1.2 Channel 2.1.3 Transmission Rate 2.1.5 Roaming 2.2The Link Info Screen 2.3The Site Survey Screen 2.3.1Connecting to a Wireless Network 2.4The Configuration Screen 2.5Wireless LAN Security 2.6The Security Configuration Screen 2.6.1 Data Encryption with WEP Page Figure 2-10WEP Authentication Table 2-4WEP Authentication 2.6.2 Data Encryption with WPA Encryption 2.6.3 Data Encryption with WPA-PSK WPA-PSKApplication Example WPA with RADIUS Application Example Page 2.6.4 Data Encryption with 2.7The About Screen Figure 2-16About Table 2-8About Maintenance 3.1Removing the ZyAIR Utility 3.2Upgrading the ZyAIR Utility 3.3Disconnecting the ZyAIR Safely Remove Hardware Hardware devices Stop Stop a Hardware device Page Page Troubleshooting 4.1Problems Starting the ZyAIR Utility Program 4.2Problems Communicating With Other Computers 4.3Problem with the Link Status 4.4The ZyAIR Does Not Respond Appendix A Wireless LAN and IEEE Benefits of a Wireless LAN Ad-hocWireless LAN Configuration Infrastructure Wireless LAN Configuration Appendix B Wireless LAN With IEEE Security Flaws with IEEE Deployment Issues with IEEE Advantages of the IEEE Diagram 4-3Sequences for EAP MD5–ChallengeAuthentication Appendix C Types of EAP Authentication EAP-MD5 (Message-DigestAlgorithm 5) EAP-TLS(Transport Layer Security) EAP-TTLS(Tunneled Transport Layer Service) Comparison of EAP Authentication Types Appendix D Product Specifications Page Index