ZyXEL Communications M-302 manual

M-302

802.11g Wireless MIMO PCI card

User’s Guide

Version 2.00

Edition 1

4/2006

Contents

User’s Guide Page Copyright Disclaimer Trademarks Certifications Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Interference Statement Notice Viewing Certifications Page Safety Warnings ZyXEL Limited Warranty Note Customer Support Page 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 M-302 1.1.1 Application Overview 1.1.1.1 Infrastructure 1.1.1.2 Ad-Hoc 1.2 M-302Hardware and Utility Installation 1.3 ZyXEL Utility Icon 1.4 Configuration Methods 1.5Enabling WZC 1.5.1 Accessing the ZyXEL Utility Page Tutorial 2.1 Connecting to a Wireless LAN Scan Available Network List Back Exit Confirm Save 2.2Creating and Using a Profile Add Scan Info Select Activate Now Activate Later Profile List Profile Edit Wireless LAN Network 3.1 Wireless LAN Overview 3.2Wireless LAN Security 3.2.1 User Authentication and Encryption 3.2.1.1 WEP 3.2.1.2IEEE 3.2.1.3 WPA Page ZyXEL Utility Configuration 4.1 ZyXEL Utility Screen 4.2 The Link Info Screen Figure 20 Link Info 4.2.1 Trend Chart 4.3 The Site Survey Screen Page 4.3.1 Security Settings 4.3.1.1 WEP Encryption 4.3.1.2 WPA 4.3.1.3 WPA-PSK 4.3.1.4 IEEE 4.3.2 Confirm Save Screen 4.4 The Profile Screen 4.4.1 Adding a New Profile Page Infrastructure WPA WPA- PSK Ad-Hoc DISABLE 802.11b 802.11g Save Back Exit 4.5 The Adapter Screen Super G Maintenance 5.1 The About Screen 5.2 Uninstalling the ZyXEL Utility 5.3 Upgrading the ZyXEL Utility Troubleshooting 6.1 Problems Starting the ZyXEL Utility 6.2 Problem with the Link Quality 6.3 Problems Communicating With Other Computers Page Page APPENDIX A Page Activating Wireless Zero Configuration Page Connecting to a Wireless Network Wireless Network Connection Status View Wireless Networks Wireless Network Connection Properties Wireless Networks Refresh Available networks Configure Preferred Wireless Network Connection Connect Cancel Connect Anyway Security Settings Association Page Authentication Authentication Properties Smart Card or other Certificate Properties Ordering the Preferred 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 Encryption User Authentication WPA-PSKApplication Example WPA with RADIUS Application Example Security Parameters Summary Numerics Index