ZyXEL Communications G-100 50

ZyAIR G-100 User’s Guide

Temperature

ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIFICATIONS

Operating: 0° ~ 50° C

Storage: -20° ~ 75° C

Relative Humidity

5% to 95% (non-condensing)

F	Types of EAP Authentication

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 List of Figures List of Tables Preface About This User's Guide Syntax Conventions Related Documentation User Guide Feedback 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 Your ZyAIR 2.2Benefits of a Wireless LAN 2.3Notes on Wireless LAN Setup 2.4About Wireless LAN Network 2.4.1SSID 2.4.2 Channel 2.4.3 Transmission Rate 2.4.4 Wireless Network Application 2.4.5 Roaming 2.5ZyAIR Driver and Wireless Utility Installation 2.6The Link Info Screen 2.7The Site Survey Screen 2.7.1Connecting to a Wireless Network 2.8The Configuration Screen 2.9Wireless LAN Security 2.10 The Security Configuration Screen 2.10.1 Data Encryption with WEP Page Figure 2-10WEP Authentication Table 2-4WEP Authentication 2.10.2 Data Encryption with WPA Encryption 2.10.3 Data Encryption with WPA-PSK WPA-PSKApplication Example WPA with RADIUS Application Example Page 2.10.4 Data Encryption with Figure 2-15802.1x Authentication Table 2-7802.1x Authentication 2.11 The About Screen 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 IEEE 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