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ZyXEL M-102 User's Guide
Copyright
Copyright © 2006 by ZyXEL Communications Corporation.
The contents of this publication may not be reproduced in any part or as a whole, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, translated into any language, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optical, chemical, photocopying, manual, or otherwise, without the prior...
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ZyXEL M-102 User's Guide
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 M-102 User's Guide
ZyXEL Limited Warranty
ZyXEL warrants to the original end user (purchaser) ...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.
Online Registration
Register your product online to receive e-mail notices of firmware upgrades and information at www.zyxel...
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...Overview 19 1.1.1.1 Infrastructure 19 1.1.1.2 Ad-Hoc 20
1.2 M-102 Hardware and Utility Installation 21 1.3 Configuration Methods 21 1.4 Windows XP Users Only 21 1.5 Accessing the ZyXEL Utility 22 1.6 ZyXEL Utility Screen Summary 22 1.7 Connecting to a Wireless LAN 23
1.7.1 Site Survey 23
Chapter 2 Wireless LAN Network 27
2.1 Wireless LAN Overview 27 2.1.1 SSID ...27 2.1.2 Channel ...27...
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... Connecting to a WLAN Network 36 3.2.2 Security Settings 36 3.2.2.1 WEP Encryption 37 3.2.2.2 WPA 38 3.2.2.3 WPA-PSK 39 3.2.2.4 IEEE 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 48
Chapter 4 Maintenance ...51
4.1 The About Screen 51 4.2 Uninstalling the ZyXEL Utility 51 4.3 Upgrading the ZyXEL Utility 52
Chapter...
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...: Confirm New Settings 47 Figure 27 Profile: Activate the Profile 48 Figure 28 Adapter Screen 48 Figure 29 About ...51 Figure 30 Uninstall: Confirm 52 Figure 31 Uninstall: Finish 52 Figure 32 Windows XP SP2: WZC Not Available 59 Figure 33 Windows XP SP2: System Tray Icon 60 Figure 34 Windows XP SP2: Wireless Network Connection Status...
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Figure 39 Windows XP SP2: Wireless Network Connection: No Security 63 Figure 40 Windows XP: Wireless (network) properties: Association 64 Figure 41 Windows XP: Wireless (network) properties: Authentication 65 Figure 42 Windows XP: Protected EAP Properties 66 Figure 43 Windows XP: Smart Card or other Certificate Properties 67 Figure 44 Windows XP SP2: Wireless Networks...
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...: Wireless Setting: Select a Channel 45 Table 14 Adapter 48 Table 15 About ...51 Table 16 Troubleshooting Starting ZyXEL Utility 55 Table 17 Troubleshooting Link Quality 55 Table 18 Troubleshooting Communication Problem 56 Table 19 Product Specifications 57 Table 20 Windows XP SP2: System Tray Icon 60 Table 21 Windows XP SP2: Wireless Network Connection 62 Table 22 Windows XP: Wireless...
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... purchase of the ZyXEL M-102 802.11g Wireless MIMO CardBus Card.
Your M-102 is easy to install and configure.
About This User's Guide
This manual is designed to guide you through the configuration of your M-102 for its various applications.
Related Documentation
• Supporting Disk Refer to the included CD for support documents.
• Quick Start Guide The Quick Start Guide is designed to...
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... wireless LAN adapter. The following lists the main features of your M-102. See the product specifications in the appendix for detailed features.
• Automatic rate selection. • Security: WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy), IEEE 802.1x, WPA-PSK and WPA (Wi-Fi
Protected Access) • A built-in antenna • Driver and utility support for Windows 2000 and Windows XP...
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ZyXEL M-102 User's Guide
1.2 M-102 Hardware and Utility Installation
Follow the instructions in the Quick Start Guide to install the ZyXEL utility and make hardware connections.
1.3 Configuration Methods
To configure your M-102, use one of the following applications: • Wireless Zero Configuration (WZC) (recommended for Windows XP) • ZyXEL Utility (This guide shows you how to configure ...
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... an available wireless network. The M-102 is connected to a wireless network.
Double-click on the ZyXEL Wireless LAN utility icon in the system tray to open the ZyXEL utility. The ZyXEL utility screens are similar in all Microsoft Windows versions. Screens for Windows XP are shown.
Note: Click the icon (located in the top right corner) to display the on-line help window.
1.6 ZyXEL Utility Screen...
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ZyXEL M-102 User's Guide
CHAPTER 4
Maintenance
This chapter describes how to uninstall or upgrade the ZyXEL utility.
4.1 The About Screen
The About screen displays driver and utility version numbers of the M-102. To display the screen as shown below, click the about ( ) button.
Figure 29 About
The following table describes the read-only fields in this screen.
Table 15 ...
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ZyXEL M-102 User's Guide Figure 30 Uninstall: Confirm
3 Click Finish to complete uninstalling the software and restart the computer when prompted.
Figure 31 Uninstall: Finish
4.3 Upgrading the ZyXEL Utility
Note: Before you uninstall the ZyXEL utility, take note of your current wireless configurations.
To perform the upgrade, follow the steps below.
1 Download the latest version of the utility ...
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... Wireless LAN utility
The ZyXEL utility icon does not display.
CORRECTIVE ACTION
Make sure the M-102 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 M-102 under Network Adapter. (Steps may vary depending on the version of Windows).
Install...
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... 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 M-102 802.11g Wireless MIMO CardBus Card 3.3V 32-bit CardBus card IEEE 802.11b IEEE 802.11g Infrastructure Ad-Hoc 64/128/152...
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ZyXEL M-102 User's Guide
APPENDIX B
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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...47 Adapter 48 Ad-Hoc 45 Advanced Encryption Standard 29, 73 advanced settings 48 antenna 19 antenna power ...Wireless Zero Configuration (WZC) 21 ZyXEL Utility 21 connecting to a WLAN 36 Copyright 3 creating a new profile 43 current configuration 33 current connection status 33 Customer Support 7
Index
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Index
D
data encryption 36 Denmark, Contact Information 7 driver version...
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U
uninstalling ZyXEL Utility 51 upgrading ZyXEL Utility 52
important step 52 User Authentication 30, 74
V
voltage 57
W
Web Site 7 WEP 28, 37
manual setup 28, 38 passphrase 28, 37 WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) 28 Wi-Fi Protected Access 29, 73 Windows XP 21 wireless LAN channel 27 introduction 27 security 28 SSID 27 transmission rate 27 Wireless LAN (WLAN) 27 wireless standard...