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Copyright
Copyright © 2005 by ZyXEL Communications Corporation.
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Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Interference
Statement
The device complies with Part 15 of FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:
• This device may not cause harmful interference. • This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause
undesired operations.
This equipment has been tested and ...
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ZyXEL Limited Warranty
ZyXEL... faulty workmanship and/or materials, ZyXEL will, at its discretion, repair... be solely at the discretion of ZyXEL. This warranty shall not apply if... use or purpose. ZyXEL shall in no event be held...
To obtain the services of this warranty, contact ZyXEL's Service Center for your ... shipped by ZyXEL to the corresponding return address, Postage Paid...
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... 18 1.1.1.1 Infrastructure 18 1.1.1.2 Ad-Hoc 19
1.2 ZyXEL G-260 Hardware and Utility Installation 19 1.3 Configuration Methods 19 1.4 Windows XP Users Only 19 1.5 Accessing the ZyXEL Utility 20 1.6 Connecting to a Wireless LAN 20
1.6.1 Site Survey 20 1.7 ZyXEL Utility Screen Summary 22
Chapter 2 Wireless LAN Network 24
2.1 Wireless LAN Overview 24 2.1.1 SSID ...24 2.1.2 Channel ...24...
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... to a WLAN Network 37 3.2.2 Security Settings 37 3.2.2.1 WEP Encryption 37 3.2.2.2 WPA/WPA2 39 3.2.2.3 WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK 40 3.2.2.4 802.1x 40 3.2.3 Confirm Save Screen 41
3.3 The Profile Screen 42 3.3.1 Adding a New Profile 43
3.4 The Adapter Screen 47
Chapter 4 Maintenance ...50
4.1 The About Screen 50 4.2 Uninstalling the ZyXEL Utility 50 4.3 Upgrading the ZyXEL Utility 51
Chapter...
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Appendix B Disable Windows XP Wireless LAN Configuration Tool 58
Appendix C Management with Wireless Zero Configuration 64
Appendix D Types of EAP Authentication 76
Index...80
Table of Contents
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... New Settings 47 Figure 24 Profile: Activate the Profile 47 Figure 25 Adapter Screen 47 Figure 26 About ...50 Figure 27 Uninstall: Confirm 51 Figure 28 Uninstall: Finish 51 Figure 29 Windows XP: System Tray Icon 58 Figure 30 Windows XP SP1: Wireless Network Connection 59 Figure 31 Windows XP SP2: Wireless Network Connection 59 Figure 32 Windows XP SP1: Wireless Network...
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Figure 39 Windows XP SP2: System Tray Icon 65 Figure 40 Windows XP SP2: Wireless Network Connection Status 65 Figure 41 Windows XP SP1: Wireless Network Connection Status 66 Figure 42 Windows XP SP2: Wireless Network Connection 66 Figure 43 Windows XP SP1: Wireless Network Connection Properties 67 Figure 44 Windows XP SP2: Wireless Network Connection: WEP or WPA-PSK ...
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... e-mail notices of firmware upgrades and information at www.zyxel.com for global products, or at www.us.zyxel.com for North American products.
Your ZyXEL G-260 is easy to install and configure.
About This User's Guide
This manual is designed to guide you through the configuration of your ZyXEL G-260 for its various applications.
Related Documentation
• Supporting Disk Refer to the included...
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... wireless LAN USB adapter.
The following lists the main features of your ZyXEL G-260. See the product specifications in the appendix for detailed features.
• Automatic rate selection. • Security: WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy), IEEE 802.1x, WPA-PSK, WPA (Wi-Fi
Protected Access), WPA2-PSK and WPA2 • A built-in antenna • Driver and utility support for Windows...
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... prefer to set up a small independent wireless workgroup without an AP, use the Ad-Hoc mode. Ad-hoc mode does not require an AP or a wired network. Two or more wireless clients communicate directly to each other.
Figure 2 Application: Ad-Hoc
1.2 ZyXEL G-260 Hardware and Utility Installation
Follow the instructions in the Quick Start Guide to install the ZyXEL Utility and...
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1.5 Accessing the ZyXEL Utility
After you install and start the ZyXEL Utility, an icon for the ZyXEL Utility appears in the system tray.
Note: When the ZyXEL Utility system tray icon displays, the ZyXEL G-260 is installed properly. When you use the ZyXEL Utility, it automatically disables the Windows XP wireless configuration tool.
Figure 3 ZyXEL Utility: System Tray Icon...
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CHAPTER 4
Maintenance
This chapter describes how to uninstall or upgrade the ZyXEL Utility.
4.1 The About Screen
The About screen displays related version numbers of the ZyXEL G-260. To display the screen as shown below, click the about ( ) button.
Figure 26 About
The following table describes the read-only fields in this screen.
Table 15 About
LABEL Driver Version ...
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ZyXEL G-260 User's Guide Figure 27 Uninstall: Confirm
3 Click Finish to complete uninstalling the software and restart the computer when prompted.
Figure 28 Uninstall: Finish
4.3 Upgrading the ZyXEL Utility
Note: Before you uninstall the ZyXEL Utility, take note of the current network configuration.
To perform the upgrade, follow the steps below.
1 Download the latest version of the utility from ...
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...the ZyXEL Wireless LAN Utility
The ZyXEL Utility icon does not display.
Make sure the ZyXEL G-260 is properly inserted and the LED is on.
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 ZyXEL G-260 under Network Adapter. (Steps may vary depending on the version of Windows).
Install...
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Appendix A Product Specifications
Table 19 Product Specifications
PHYSICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL
Product Name Interface Standards
Network Architectures
Security Operating Temperature Storage Temperature Operating Humidity Storage Humidity Power Consumption Voltage Weight Dimension
ZyXEL G-260 802.11g Wireless USB Adapter USB 2.0 bus-powered IEEE 802.11b IEEE 802.11g ...
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... G-260 User's Guide
APPENDIX B
Disable Windows XP Wireless LAN Configuration Tool
Windows XP includes a configuration tool (also known as Wireless Zero Configuration (WZC)) for wireless devices. Follow the steps below to disable the configuration tool in Windows XP after you install the ZyXEL Utility. The screen varies depending on the version of Windows XP service pack.
Via the Wireless Network...
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APPENDIX C
Management with Wireless Zero Configuration
This appendix shows you how to manage your ZyXEL wireless LAN adapter using the Windows XP wireless zero configuration tool.
Be sure you have the Windows XP service pack 2 installed on your computer. Otherwise, you should at least have the Windows XP service pack 1 already on your computer and download the support ...
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The following table describes the labels in this screen.
Table 25 Windows XP: Protected EAP Properties
LABEL
Validate server ...you installed the Windows XP server pack 2.
Select an authentication method from the drop-down list box and click Configure to do settings.
Select the check box to automatically reconnect to the network (without reauthentication) if the wireless ...
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... method
important note 19 Odyssey Client Manager 19 Wireless Zero Configuration (WZC) 19 ZyXEL Utility 19 connecting to a WLAN 37 Copyright 2 creating a new profile 43 current configuration 34 current connection status 34 Customer Support 6
D
data encryption 36
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Denmark, Contact Information 6 driver version 50 Dynamic WEP Key Exchange 77
E
Enabling OTIST...