ZyXEL Communications G-170S APPENDIX A

ZyXEL G-170S User’s Guide

APPENDIX A

Product Specifications

Table 19 Product Specifications

PHYSICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL

Product Name	ZyXEL G-170S 802.11g Wireless CardBus Card

Interface	3.3V 32-bit CardBus card

Standards	IEEE 802.11b
	IEEE 802.11g

Network Architectures	Infrastructure
	Ad-Hoc

Security	64/128/152-bit WEP Encryption
	WPA/WPA-PSK/WPA2/WPA2-PSK
	IEEE 802.1x

Operating Temperature	0 ~ 40 degrees Centigrade

Storage Temperature	-20 ~ 70 degrees Centigrade

Operating Humidity	10 ~ 70% (non-condensing)

Storage Humidity	10 ~ 85% (non-condensing)

Power Consumption	TX: <480mA RX: <430mA

Voltage	3.3V

Weight	0.33 lbs

Dimension	(W) 115 mm × (D) 54.5 mm × (H) 9.3 mm

RADIO SPECIFICATIONS

Media Access Protocol	IEEE 802.11

Frequency	USA (FCC) & Canada 11 Channels: 2.412GHz~2.462GHz
	Taiwan 11 Channels: 2.412GHz~2.462GHz
	Europe (ETSI) 13 Channels: 2.412GHz~2.472GHz
	Japan (TELEC) 14 Channels: 2.412GHz~2.483GHz

Data Rate	11g: Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM): 54, 48, 36,
	24, 18, 12, 9, 6 Mbps
	11b: 11, 5.5, 2, 1 Mbps

Modulation	11g: OFDM (64QAM, 16QAM, QPSK, BPSK)
	11b: PBCC, Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum (DSSS), (CCK,
	DQPSK, DBPSK)
Average Output Power	11g: 64QAM 14dBm typical +/-3dBi
	11b: DBPSK, DQPSK, CCK 17dBm typical +/-3dBi

RX Sensitivity	11g (OFDM): 54 Mbps: < -68 dBm (typical)
	11b (CCK): 11 Mbps: < -83 dBm (typical)

SOFTWARE SPECIFICATIONS

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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 Page 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 G-170S 1.1.1Application Overview 1.1.1.1 Infrastructure 1.1.1.2 Ad-Hoc 1.2 G-170SHardware 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 Security Settings Link Info 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 Wireless LAN Security Overview 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 Authentication Type 2.4 Preamble Type 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 3.2.2.4 IEEE 3.2.3 Confirm Save Screen 3.3 The Profile Screen 3.3.1 Adding a New Profile Page Ad-Hoc WPA WPA2 WPA-PSK WPA2-PSK DISABLE Save Activate Now Activate Later 3.4 The Adapter Screen Page Page Maintenance 4.1 The About Screen 4.2 Uninstalling the ZyXEL Utility 4.3 Upgrading the ZyXEL Utility Page Page Troubleshooting 5.1 Problems Starting the ZyXEL Utility 5.2 Problem with the Link Quality 5.3 Problems Communicating With Other Computers APPENDIX A 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 Wireless Network Connection Security Settings Association Authentication Authentication Properties Smart Card or other Certificate Properties Ordering the Preferred Networks Wireless Networks Move up Move down Remove Page 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) Encryption User Authentication WPA(2)-PSKApplication Example WPA(2) with RADIUS Application Example Security Parameters Summary Numerics Index