ZyXEL Communications G-260 manual

ZyXEL G-260

802.11g Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter

User’s Guide

Version 1.00

8/2005

Contents

User’s Guide 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 Appendix B Disable Windows XP Wireless LAN Configuration Tool Appendix C 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 G-260 1.1.1Application Overview 1.1.1.1 Infrastructure 1.1.1.2 Ad-Hoc 1.2 ZyXEL G-260Hardware and Utility Installation 1.3 Configuration Methods 1.4 Windows XP Users Only 1.5 Accessing the ZyXEL Utility 1.6 Connecting to a Wireless LAN 1.6.1 Site Survey Security Settings Link Info 1.7 ZyXEL Utility Screen Summary 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 User Authentication 2.2.3.2 Encryption 2.2.4 WPA(2)-PSKApplication Example 2.2.5 WPA with RADIUS Application Example 2.3 Encryption Type 2.4Preamble Type 2.5 Introduction to OTIST 2.5.1 Enabling OTIST 2.5.1.1 AP 2.5.1.2 Wireless Client 2.5.2 Starting OTIST 2.5.3Notes on OTIST Start 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 Page 3.2.2.2 WPA/WPA2 3.2.2.3 WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK 3.2.3 Confirm Save Screen 3.3 The Profile Screen 3.3.1 Adding a New Profile Page Ad-Hoc WPA-PSK WPA2-PSK WPA WPA2 Page 3.4 The Adapter Screen Table 14 Adapter 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 Program 5.2 Problem with the Link Status 5.3 Problems Communicating With Other Computers Page 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 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 User Authentication Encryption Security Parameters Summary Numerics Index