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Copyright
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ZyXEL... services of this warranty, contact ZyXEL's Service ...ZyXEL to the corresponding return address, Postage Paid. This warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you may also have other rights that vary from country to country.
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Information for Canadian Users
The Industry Canada label identifies certified equipment. This certification means that the equipment meets certain telecommunications network protective operation and safety requirements. The Industry Canada does not guarantee that the equipment will operate to a user's satisfaction. Before installing this equipment, users should ensure that...
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... environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy, and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio/television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user...
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Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Getting Started ...1-1 1.1 ZyAIR Hardware and Utility Installation 1-1 1.2 Disable Windows XP Wireless LAN Configuration Tool 1-1 1.3 Accessing the ZyAIR Utility 1-3
Chapter 2 Using the ZyAIR Utility 2-1 2.1 About Wireless LAN Network 2-1 2.1.1 SSID ...2-1 2.1.2 Channel...2-1 2.1.3 Transmission Rate ...2-1 2.1.4 Wireless Network Application...
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List of Figures
Figure 1-1 Windows XP: System Tray Icon 1-1 Figure 1-2 Windows XP: System Tray Icon 1-1 Figure 1-3 Windows XP: Wireless Network Connection Status 1-2 Figure 1-4 Windows XP: Connect to Wireless Network 1-2 Figure 1-5 Windows XP: Wireless Network Connection Properties 1-3 Figure 1-6 ZyAIR Utility: System Tray Icon 1-3 Figure 2-1 Ad-hoc Network Example ...
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... Arial font.
• The ZyXEL ZyAIR G-200 802.11g Wireless USB Adapter is referred to as the ZyAIR in this guide.
• The ZyAIR G-200 802.11g Wireless USB 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...
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Chapter 1 Getting Started
This chapter prepares you to using the ZyAIR Utility.
1.1 ZyAIR Hardware and Utility Installation
Follow the instructions in the Quick Installation Guide to install the ZyAIR Utility and driver and make hardware connections.
1.2 Disable Windows XP Wireless LAN Configuration Tool
Windows XP includes a configuration tool for wireless LAN devices.
DO...
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3. Double-click on the icon for wireless network connection to display a status window as shown next.
Figure 1-3 Windows XP: Wireless Network Connection Status 4. Click Properties and click the Wireless Networks tab. Then skip to Step 6. 5. When a Connect to Wireless Network window displays, click Advanced....
Figure 1-4 Windows XP: Connect to Wireless Network
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6. In the Wireless Network Connection Properties window, make sure the Use Windows to configure my wireless network settings check box is not selected. Click OK.
Figure 1-5 Windows XP: Wireless Network Connection Properties
1.3 Accessing the ZyAIR Utility
After you installed the ZyAIR Utility, an icon for the ZyAIR Utility appears in the system tray.
When the ZyAIR ...
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... displays the wireless network type as Infrastructure or Ad Hoc of each wireless device. Infrastructure: the ZyAIR associates to an AP. Ad-Hoc: the ZyAIR associates to a peer ad-hoc computer. This field displays the wireless standard (802.11b or 802.11g) of the wireless device. This field displays the MAC address of the wireless device. Click Search to scan for available wireless device within...
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Figure 2-16 About The following table describes the read-only fields in this screen.
Table 2-8 About
FIELD
DESCRIPTION
Utility Version This field displays the version number of the ZyAIR Utility.
Driver Version This field displays the version number of the ZyAIR wireless card driver.
OK
Click OK to apply the changes and close the screen.
Cancel
Click Cancel to...
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...Start, Programs, ZyAIR G-200 Wireless LAN USB Adapter, Uninstall. 2. A Confirm Uninstallation window displays. Click OK to remove the driver and the utility software.
Figure 3-1 Confirm Uninstallation
3. Restart your computer when prompted.
3.2 Upgrading the ZyAIR Utility
To perform the upgrade, follow the steps below. 1. Download the latest version of the utility from the ZyXEL web site and save...
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Figure 3-2 ZyAIR Utility: Exit 2. Double-click the removable device icon in the system tray.
Figure 3-3 Removable Device System Tray Icon: Windows XP 3. When a Safely Remove Hardware window displays, select the ZyAIR device in the Hardware devices list and click Stop.
Figure 3-4 Safely Remove Hardware: Windows XP
4. If you do not close and exit the ZyAIR Utility, a warning window...
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Figure 3-6 Stop a Hardware device: Windows XP 6. After the following notice window displays in the system tray, you can safely disconnect the ZyAIR from your computer.
Figure 3-7 Safe To Remove Hardware Message: Windows XP
Maintenance
3-3
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... Refer to the
Utility
Quick Installation Guide for the LED descriptions.
Use the Device Manager to check for possible hardware conflicts.
Click Start, Settings, Control Panel, System, Hardware and Device Manager. Verify the status of the ZyAIR under Network Adapter. (Steps may vary depending on the version of Windows).
Install the ZyAIR in another computer.
If the error persists, you may have...
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Appendix B Wireless LAN With IEEE 802.1x
As wireless networks become popular for both portable computing and corporate networks, security is now a priority.
Security Flaws with IEEE 802.11
Wireless networks based on the original IEEE 802.11 have a poor reputation for safety. The IEEE 802.11b wireless access standard, first published in 1999, was based on the MAC address...
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Device Drivers Roaming WEP
SOFTWARE SPECIFICATIONS Windows 2000, Windows XP. 2 802.11 compliant Supports 64-bit and 128-bit encryption
Temperature Relative Humidity
ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIFICATIONS Operating: 0° ~ 55° C Storage: -25° ~ 70° C 10% to 90% (non-condensing)
2 At the time of writing. H
Product Specifications
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... Sequence Spread SpectrumSee DSSS Disable Windows XP Wireless Support.. 1-1 Disconnecting the ZyAIR from your
computer 3-1 Distribution System See DS DS B DSSS A
E
EAP 2-16 EAP Authentication E
MD5 E PEAP E TLS E TTLS E Encryption 2-12 ESS 2-2, B Extended Service Set See ESS Extensible Authentication Protocol ......See EAP
Index
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Federal Communications...
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... Layer Service See TTLS
U
Uninstall the ZyAIR Utility 3-1 Upgrade the ZyAIR Utility 3-1 User Authentication 2-11 Using the ZyAIR Utility 2-1
W
Warranty iii Note iii
WEP 2-8 WEP Data Encryption
Configuring 2-8 WEP Data Encryption with ..2-8, 2-11, 2-13,
2-16 WEP Key 2-8 Wired Equivalent Privacy See WEP Wireless LAN
Benefits A Wireless LAN Parameters
Channel 2-1 Configuring 2-6 Network...