Users Guide
ZyXEL G-162/G-360 User’s Guide
802.11b/g Wireless LAN Adapter
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Chapter 2 Wireless LAN Networking
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Preface
About This Users Guide
Syntax Conventions
Wireless Signal
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Preface
Wireless Access Point
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1.1 About Your ZyXEL G-162/G-360
1.2 ZyXEL G-162/G-360 Hardware and Utility Installation
1.3 Using the ZyXEL Utility to Configure Your Network
Chapter Getting Started
Double-clicking on the Z icon will display the following ZyXEL utility window
1.3.1 Site Survey
Rescan
Use Windows Zero Configuration
Configure
Connect
should use the same SSID whatever your choice is
e. Band shows you 802.11b and 802.11g on the 2.4GHz
2.2 Enable CCX Mode refers the Cisco Compatible Extension, which is the certificate-based authentications EAP-TLS, PEAP and LEAP using dynamic keys for data encryption. Check this box will enable PEAP-MS-CHAP-V2, PEAP-GTC, TLS and LEAP. Please see your MIS administrator for these settings when you are about to enable one of these mode. Please refer to Ch4-Configuring Wireless Security for detail WEP-802.1x and WPA-802.1x authentication information. Also, please see the User Guide of Funk Odyssey software for more WPA-enterprise security settings
Advanced Mode This screen Bottom Red Rectangle allows you to make changes to the default ways the card operates including advanced 802.11 settings. Unless you are an advanced user and have deep knowledge about each property on this page, it is recommended that you leave them at the default settings. For more information, please refer to section 2.3 and
1.3.2 Profile
Active Profiles
Profile Pool
1.3.3 Link Info
Receive
supporting OTIST, you must also make the same change here
Table 1.2 Link Info
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Transmit
Connection Information
Network Information
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1.3.4 About
2.1.1 SSID
Chapter Wireless LAN Networking
2.1.4 Wireless Network Application
2.1 Overview
Figure 2-2 BSS Example
Ad-Hoc IBSS
Figure 2-1 IBSS Example
type and use the same SSID and channel Infrastructure BSS
Figure 2-3 Infrastructure Network Example
2.1.5 Roaming
Figure 2-4 Roaming Example
2.2 Wireless LAN Security
Figure 2-5 Wireless LAN Security Levels
2.2.2 WPA-PSK and WPA2-PSK Application Example
2.2.1 Data Encryption with WEP
2.2.3 WPA and WPA2 with RADIUS Application Example
Figure 2-6 WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK Authentication
Figure 2-7 WPA/WPA2 with RADIUS Application Example
EAP Authentication
2.2.4 IEEE
Figure 2-8 RTS Threshold
2.3 Fragmentation Threshold
2.4 RTS/CTS Threshold
negatively affect the throughput performance
The wireless adapter must also support OTIST and have OTIST enabled
2.5 OTIST One Touch Intelligent Security Technology
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Chapter Maintenance
Maintenance
3.1 The About Screen
About
3.2 Uninstalling the ZyXEL Utility
3.3 Upgrading the ZyXEL Utility
network configuration
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AP/Router, it will fail to connect the network
Chapter Configuring Wireless Security
4.1 Configuring Security
Wireless Security
4.2 Configuring WEP
1. Select WEP under Security 2. Select Auto under Authentication Mode
3. Click Configure. You will then see the screen below
6. Key Format Select either Hex or ASCII to enter the WEP key
4.3 Configuring WPA-PSK
4. Enter the same pass phrase used to configure WPA-PSK on your access point
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4.4 Configuring WPA2-PSK
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4.5 Configuring WEP-802.1x
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4.5.1 Configuring WEP-802.1x EAP-LEAP
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b. Enter login name and password under the Login Name and Password
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4.5.2 Configuring WEP-802.1x EAP-PEAP-MS-CHAPv2
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8. Select a certificate from the list, and click OK
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b. Enter login name and password under the Login Name and Password
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4.5.4 Configuring WEP-802.1x EAP-TLS
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4.6 Configuring WPA-802.1x
9. Click Configure and then you will see the screen below
4.6.1 Configuring WPA-802.1x EAP-LEAP
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7. Select WPA under Security 8. Select LEAP under Authentication Mode
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d. Enter login name and password under the Login Name and Password
Wireless Security
11. Click Configure and then you will see the screen below
4.6.2 Configuring WPA-802.1x EAP-PEAP-MS-CHAPv2
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10. Select PEAP MS-CHAP-V2 under Authentication protocol
16. Select a certificate from the list, and click OK
6. Click Configure and then you will see the screen below
4.6.3 Configuring WPA-802.1x PEAP-GTC
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5. Select PEAP-GTC under Authentication Mode
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b. Enter login name and password under the Login Name and Password
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4.6.5 Configuring WPA2-802.1x EAP-TLS
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Troubleshooting
Chapter Troubleshooting
5.1 Problems Starting the ZyXEL Utility Program
Table 5-1 Troubleshooting Starting ZyXEL Utility Program
Table 5-2 Troubleshooting LED Status
5.2 Problems with LED Status
5.3 Problems with the Link Status
5.4 Problems with Security Settings
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5.5 Problems Communicating With Other Computers
Table 5-5 Troubleshooting Communication Problems
Troubleshooting
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EAP-TLS Transport Layer Security
Appendix A Types of EAP Authentication
EAP-TTLS Tunneled Transport Layer Service
EAP-MD5 Message-Digest Algorithm
LEAP
Comparison of EAP Authentication Types
