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ZyXEL M-202 User’s Guide

CHAPTER 1

Getting Started

This chapter introduces the ZyXEL M-202 and prepares you to use the ZyXEL Utility.

1.1 About Your ZyXEL M-202

The ZyXEL M-202 is an IEEE 802.11g compliant wireless LAN USB adapter.

The following lists the main features of your ZyXEL M-202. See the product specifications in the appendix for detailed features.

•MIMO Smart Antenna technology for enhanced range, coverage, and speeds

•Automatic rate selection.

•Security: WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy), IEEE 802.1x, WPA-PSK, WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access), WPA2-PSK and WPA2

Note: WPA2 and WPA2-PSK are only available in Windows XP and Windows 2000.

•A built-in antenna

•Driver and utility support for Windows 2000 and Windows XP.

1.1.1Application Overview

This section describes some network applications for the ZyXEL M-202.

1.1.1.1 Infrastructure

To connect to a network via an Access Point (AP), set the ZyXEL M-202 network type to Infrastructure. Through the AP, you can access the Internet or the wired network behind the AP.

Chapter 1 Getting Started

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Contents

User’s Guide Page Copyright Disclaimer Trademarks Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Interference Statement Notice Caution Certifications ZyXEL Limited Warranty Note Online Registration Customer Support Page Table of Contents ZyXEL Utility Configuration Maintenance Troubleshooting Appendix A Product Specifications Management with Wireless Zero Configuration Appendix D Page List of Figures Page List of Tables Page Preface About This User's Guide Related Documentation User Guide Feedback Syntax Conventions Graphics Icons Key Getting Started 1.1 About Your ZyXEL M-202 1.1.1Application Overview 1.1.1.1 Infrastructure 1.1.1.2 Ad-Hoc 1.2 ZyXEL M-202Hardware and Utility Installation 1.3 Configuration Methods 1.4 Windows XP Users Only 1.5 Accessing the ZyXEL Utility 1.6 ZyXEL Utility Screen Summary 1.7 Connecting to a Wireless LAN 1.7.1 Site Survey 1.7.2 Access Point Function Page Page Page Page Wireless LAN Network 2.1 Wireless LAN Overview 2.1.1 SSID 2.1.2 Channel 2.1.3 Transmission Rate (Tx Rate) 2.2.1 Data Encryption with WEP 2.2.2IEEE 2.2.2.1 EAP Authentication 2.2.3 WPA(2) 2.2.3.1 Encryption 2.2.3.2 User Authentication 2.2.4 WPA(2)-PSKApplication Example 2.2.5 WPA(2) with RADIUS Application Example 2.3 Encryption Type 2.4Preamble Type Page ZyXEL Utility Configuration 3.1 The Link Info Screen 3.1.1 Trend Chart 3.2 The Site Survey Screen 3.2.1 Connecting to a WLAN Network 3.2.2Security Settings 3.2.2.1 WEP Encryption 3.2.2.2 WPA/WPA2 3.2.2.3 WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK Page 3.2.3 Confirm Save Screen 3.3 The Profile Screen Page 3.3.1 Adding a New Profile Ad-Hoc WPA WPA2 WPA-PSK WPA2-PSK DISABLE 3.4 The Adapter Screen Table 17 Adapter Page Maintenance 4.1 The About Screen 4.2 Uninstalling the ZyXEL Utility 4.3 Upgrading the ZyXEL Utility Troubleshooting 5.1 Problems Starting the ZyXEL Utility Program 5.2 Problem with the Link Status 5.3 Problems Communicating With Other Computers APPENDIX A Page Via the Wireless Network System Tray Icon Wireless Network Connection Change advanced settings Related Tasks Wireless Networks Page Via the Control Panel Page Page Activating Wireless Zero Configuration Connecting to a Wireless Network Properties Wireless Networks Wireless Network Connection Properties Refresh network list Refresh Available networks Configure Preferred Connect Security Settings Association Authentication Authentication Properties Smart Card or other Certificate Properties Ordering the Preferred Networks Page Move up Move down Remove EAP-MD5 (Message-DigestAlgorithm 5) EAP-TLS(Transport Layer Security) EAP-TTLS(Tunneled Transport Layer Service) PEAP (Protected EAP) LEAP Dynamic WEP Key Exchange WPA(2) User Authentication Encryption Security Parameters Summary Numerics Index