ZyAIR G-100 User’s Guide

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Getting Started ........................................................................................................................

1-1

1.1

ZyAIR Hardware and Utility Installation...................................................................................

1-1

1.2

Disable Windows XP Wireless LAN Configuration Tool .........................................................

1-1

1.3

Accessing the ZyAIR Utility......................................................................................................

1-3

Chapter 2 Using the ZyAIR Utility ..........................................................................................................

2-1

2.1

About Your ZyAIR ....................................................................................................................

2-1

2.2

Benefits of a Wireless LAN .......................................................................................................

2-1

2.3

Notes on Wireless LAN Setup ...................................................................................................

2-1

2.4

About Wireless LAN Network...................................................................................................

2-2

2.4.1

 

SSID ......................................................................................................................................

2-2

2.4.2

 

Channel..................................................................................................................................

2-2

2.4.3

 

Transmission Rate .................................................................................................................

2-2

2.4.4

 

Wireless Network Application ..............................................................................................

2-2

2.4.5

 

Roaming ................................................................................................................................

2-3

2.5

ZyAIR Driver and Wireless Utility Installation.........................................................................

2-4

2.6

The Link Info Screen .................................................................................................................

2-4

2.7

The Site Survey Screen ..............................................................................................................

2-5

2.7.1 Connecting to a Wireless Network ........................................................................................

2-6

2.8

The Configuration Screen ..........................................................................................................

2-7

2.9

Wireless LAN Security ..............................................................................................................

2-8

2.10

The Security Configuration Screen............................................................................................

2-9

2.10.1

Data Encryption with WEP ...............................................................................................

2-9

2.10.2

Data Encryption with WPA.............................................................................................

2-12

2.10.3

Data Encryption with WPA-PSK ....................................................................................

2-14

2.10.4

Data Encryption with 802.1x...........................................................................................

2-17

2.11

The About Screen ....................................................................................................................

2-19

Chapter 3 Maintenance.............................................................................................................................

3-1

3.1

Removing the ZyAIR Utility .....................................................................................................

3-1

3.2

Upgrading the ZyAIR Utility.....................................................................................................

3-1

3.3

Disconnecting the ZyAIR ..........................................................................................................

3-1

Chapter 4 Troubleshooting.......................................................................................................................

4-4

4.1

Problems Starting the ZyAIR Utility Program...........................................................................

4-4

4.2

Problems Communicating With Other Computers ....................................................................

4-4

4.3

Problem with the Link Status.....................................................................................................

4-5

4.4

The ZyAIR Does Not Respond ..................................................................................................

4-5

Appendix A Wireless LAN and IEEE 802.11.............................................................................................

A

Appendix B Wireless LAN With IEEE 802.1x...........................................................................................

A

Appendix C Types of EAP Authentication.................................................................................................

C

Appendix D Product Specifications ............................................................................................................

E

Index

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