ZyXEL Communications nwd2205 manual

NWD2205

Wireless N USB Adapter

Version 1.8.1

Edition 1, 09/2010

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ZyXEL Communications Corporation

Contents

www.zyxel.com Page Intended Audience Tips for Reading User’s Guides On-Screen Related Documentation Documentation Feedback Need More Help Customer Support Warnings and Notes Warnings tell you about things that could harm you or your NWD2205 Syntax Conventions Icons Used in Figures Page Page Page Page Page Page 1.1 Overview 1.1.1 What You Need to Know 1.1.2 Before You Begin 1.2 Features 1.3 Software Installation 1.3.1 Minimum System Requirements 1.3.2Installing the ZyXEL Utility Page Page Page 1.3.3Uninstalling the ZyXEL Utility Page 1.4 Hardware Installation 1.5 Device Applications Page Page 2.1 Overview 2.1.1What You Can Do in This Section 2.1.2What You Need to Know 2.1.3Before You Begin 2.2 Wireless LAN Overview 2.3Wireless LAN Security 2.3.1 User Authentication and Encryption 2.3.1.1 WEP 2.3.1.2IEEE 2.3.1.3 WPA and WPA2 2.4 WiFi Protected Setup 2.4.1 Push Button Configuration 2.4.2PIN Configuration Page 2.4.3 How WPS Works Page 2.4.3.1 Example WPS Network Setup 2.4.4 Limitations of WPS Page 3.1 Overview 3.1.1What You Can Do in This Chapter 3.1.2What You Need to Know 3.1.3Before You Begin 3.2 ZyXEL Utility Screen Summary 3.3 The Link Status Screen 3.4 The Profile Screen Page 3.4.1 The Profile Properties Screen Page 3.5 The Available Network Screen 3.6 The Advanced Setting Screen 3.7 The WPS Screen Page 3.8 The Information Screen 4.1 Overview 4.2Power, Hardware Connections, and LEDs 4.3Accessing the ZyXEL Utility 4.4Link Quality 4.5Problems Communicating with Other Computers Page Page Page Page Page Ad-hocWireless LAN Configuration BSS Channel RTS/CTS Fragmentation Threshold Preamble Type IEEE 802.11g Wireless LAN Wireless Security Overview IEEE RADIUS Types of EAP Authentication EAP-MD5 (Message-DigestAlgorithm 5) EAP-TLS(Transport Layer Security) EAP-TTLS(Tunneled Transport Layer Service) PEAP (Protected EAP) Dynamic WEP Key Exchange WPA and WPA2 Page User Authentication Wireless Client WPA Supplicants WPA(2) with RADIUS Application Example WPA(2)-PSKApplication Example Security Parameters Summary Antenna Overview Antenna Characteristics Types of Antennas for WLAN Positioning Antennas Copyright Certifications FCC Radiation Exposure Statement Industry Canada Statement IC Radiation Exposure Statement 注意 ZyXEL Limited Warranty Registration