ZyXEL Communications G-302 Index

ZyXEL G-302 v3 User’s Guide

About 45

activating a profile 43 Adapter 44 Ad-Hoc 41

Advanced Encryption Standard 27, 65 advanced settings 44

antenna 17

antenna power output 49 authentication 35

authentication method open system 29 shared key 29

Authentication Type 29

CA 63

Certificate Authority 63

certifications notices 5

channel 25, 32, 34, 41

configuration method important note 19 Odyssey Client Manager 19

Wireless Zero Configuration (WZC) 19 ZyXEL Utility 19

connecting to a WLAN 34 Copyright 3

creating a new profile 40 current configuration 31 current connection status 31 Customer Support 7

data encryption 34 driver version 45

Dynamic WEP Key Exchange 64

Index

Encryption 27, 65

FCC 4

getting started 17 graphics icons key 16

hardware connections 19

initialization vector (IV) 65

installation utility 17

Interference Statement 4

link information 31

Message Integrity Check 27

Message Integrity Check (MIC) 65

MIC 27

Index

Contents

User’s Guide Page Copyright Disclaimer Trademarks Certifications Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Interference Statement Notices Certifications ZyXEL Limited Warranty Note Online Registration Customer Support Page Table of Contents ZyXEL Utility Configuration Maintenance Troubleshooting Appendix A Product Specifications 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-302v3 1.1.1Application Overview 1.1.1.1 Infrastructure 1.1.1.2 Ad-Hoc 1.2 G-302v3 Hardware 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 2.2.1 Data Encryption with WEP 2.2.2IEEE 2.2.2.1 EAP Authentication 2.2.3 WPA and WPA2 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 2.4Preamble 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 3.2.3 Confirm Save Screen 3.3 The Profile Screen Profile 3.3.1 Adding a New Profile Ad-Hoc WPA WPA2 WPA-PSK WPA2-PSK DISABLE Save Activate Now Activate Later 3.4 The Adapter Screen 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 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 Types of EAP Authentication 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 Index