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ZyAIR G-110 User’s Guide

Preface

Congratulations on the purchase of your new ZyAIR G-110 802.11g Wireless CardBus Card!

About This User's Guide

This guide provides information about the ZyAIR G-110 Wireless LAN Utility that you use to configure your ZyAIR G-110. Familiarize yourself with the Syntax Conventions listed below for better and faster understanding.

Syntax Conventions

•“Type” or “Enter” means for you to type one or more characters. "Select" or "Choose" means for you to use one of the predefined choices.

•Mouse action sequences are denoted using a comma. For example, “click the Apple icon, Control Panels and then Modem” means first click the Apple icon, then point your mouse pointer to Control Panels and then click Modem.

•Window and command choices are in Bold Times New Roman font. Predefined field choices are in Bold Arial font.

•The ZyXEL ZyAIR G-110 802.11g Wireless CardBus Card is referred to as the ZyAIR in this guide.

•The ZyAIR G-110 Wireless LAN Utility may be referred to as the ZyAIR Utility in this guide.

Related Documentation

Support Disk

Refer to the included CD for support documents and device drivers.

Quick Installation Guide

Our Quick Installation Guide is designed to help you get your ZyAIR up and running right away. It contains a detailed easy-to-follow connection diagram and information on installing your ZyAIR.

ZyXEL Glossary and Web Site

Please refer to www.zyxel.com for an online glossary of networking terms and additional support documentation.

User Guide Feedback

Help us help you! E-mail all User’s Guide-related comments, questions or suggestions for improvement to techwriters@zyxel.com.tw or send regular mail to The Technical Writing Team, ZyXEL Communications Corp., 6 Innovation Road II, Science-Based Industrial Park, Hsinchu, 300, Taiwan. Thank you!

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Contents

Page Copyright ZyXEL Limited Warranty Information for Canadian Users Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Interference Statement Page Customer Support Page Table of Contents Index List of Figures List of Tables Preface Graphics Icons Key Getting Started 1.1About Your ZyAIR 1.2ZyAIR Hardware and Utility Installation 1.3Disable Windows XP Wireless LAN Configuration Tool Figure 1-1Windows XP: System Tray Icon From the Wireless Network Connection Status Screen Step Figure 1-2Windows XP: System Tray Icon Start Page 1.4Accessing the ZyAIR Utility Table 1-1ZyAIR Utility: System Tray Icon Page Using the ZyAIR Utility 2.1About Wireless LAN Network 2.1.1 Channel 2.1.2SSID 2.1.3 Transfer Rate 2.2.1 Ad-Hoc(IBSS) 2.2.2Infrastructure 2.3Roaming 2.4Viewing Current Configuration Figure 2-5ZyAIR Utility: Link Info Table 2-1ZyAIR Utility: Link Info 2.4.1 Common Screen Command Buttons 2.5Configuring the ZyAIR Wireless Parameters Figure 2-6ZyAIR Utility: Profile: Configuration Table 2-3ZyAIR Utility: Profile: Configuration Apply Changes Figure 2-7Odyssey Client Add this trusted server to the database 2.6Network Configuration Profile Setting 2.6.1 Saving the Current Setting to a Profile 2.6.2 Using a Pre-configuredProfile 2.6.3 Deleting a Profile 2.7The Site Survey Screen 2.7.1 Connecting to a Network 2.8About Wireless LAN Security 2.8.1 Data Encryption with WEP 2.8.2 Authentication Mode 2.8.3 IEEE 2.8.4 WPA 2.8.5 WPA-PSKApplication Example 2.8.6 WPA with RADIUS Application Example 2.9Configuring Wireless Security on the ZyAIR 2.9.1 WEP Encryption Figure 2-14ZyAIR Utility: Security Configuration: WEP Table 2-5ZyAIR Utility: Security Configuration: WEP 2.9.2 WPA-PSK 2.9.3 WPA Figure 2-16ZyAIR Utility: Security Configuration: WPA Table 2-7ZyAIR Utility: Security Configuration: WPA 2.9.4 IEEE802.1x Figure 2-17ZyAIR Utility: Security Configuration: Table 2-8ZyAIR Utility: Security Configuration: 2.10 The About Screen Figure 2-18ZyAIR Utility: About Table 2-9ZyAIR Utility: About Page Maintenance 3.1Uninstalling the ZyAIR Utility 3.2Upgrading the ZyAIR Utility Page Troubleshooting 4.1Problems Starting the ZyAIR Utility Program 4.2Problems Communicating With Other Computers 4.3Problem with the Link Status Appendix A Types of EAP Authentication LEAP Comparison of EAP Authentication Types Appendix B Product Specifications Page Page Page Index