ZyXEL NWD-370N 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 device has been designed for the WLAN 2.4 GHz network throughout the EC region and Switzerland, with restrictions in France. This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003. Cet appareil numérique de la classe B est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada. Certifications ZyXEL NWD-370N User’s Guide...
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• Use only No. 26 AWG (American Wire Gauge) or larger telecommunication line cord. • Antenna Warning! This device meets ETSI and FCC certification requirements when using the included antenna(s). Only use the included antenna(s). This product is recyclable. Dispose of it properly. Safety Warnings ZyXEL NWD-370N User’s Guide Safety Warnings...
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ZyXEL NWD-370N User’s Guide Figure 39 Windows XP SP2: System Tray Icon ... 60 Figure 40 Windows XP SP2: Wireless Network Connection Status ... 60 Figure 41 Windows XP SP1: Wireless Network Connection Status ... 61 Figure 42 Windows XP SP2: Wireless Network Connection ... 61 Figure 43 Windows XP SP1: Wireless Network Connection Properties ...
Congratulations on your purchase of the NWD-370N Draft 802.11n Wireless PCI Adapter. Your NWD-370N plugs into a PCI slot in your computer and allows you to access wireless networks. Your NWD-370N is easy to install and configure. About This User's Guide This manual is designed to guide you through the configuration of your NWD-370N for its various applications.
ZyXEL NWD-370N User’s Guide Graphics Icons Key Wireless Access Point Server Internet Cloud Computer Notebook Computer Modem or Router Wireless Signal Preface...
This chapter introduces the NWD-370N and prepares you to use the ZyXEL utility. The ZyXEL utility is a tool that helps you configure your NWD-370N. 1.1 About Your NWD-370N The NWD-370N is an IEEE 802.11n draft compliant wireless LAN adapter, using MIMO (Multiple-In, Multiple-Out) antenna technology to deliver high-speed wireless networking.
(another wireless device in Ad-Hoc mode). 1.2.0.1 Infrastructure To connect to a network via an access point (AP), set the NWD-370N network type to Infrastructure. Through the AP, you can access the Internet or the wired network behind the DESCRIPTION The NWD-370N is not receiving power.
To set up a small independent wireless workgroup without an AP, use Ad-Hoc. Ad-Hoc does not require an AP or a wired network. Two or more wireless clients communicate directly with each other. Figure 3 Application: Ad-Hoc Chapter 1 Getting Started ZyXEL NWD-370N User’s Guide...
1.4.1 Enabling WZC Note: When you use the ZyXEL utility, it automatically disables WZC. If you want to use WZC to configure the NWD-370N, you need to disable the ZyXEL utility by right-clicking the utility icon ( ) in the system tray and selecting Exit.
Figure 5 Enable WZC Refer to the appendices for information on how to use WZC to manage the NWD-370N. To reactivate the ZyXEL utility, double-click the ( (All) Programs, ZyXEL NWD-370N Wireless Adapter Utility, ZyXEL NWD-370N Wireless Adapter Software. 1.4.2 Accessing the ZyXEL Utility Double-click on the ZyXEL wireless LAN utility icon in the system tray to open the ZyXEL utility.
The wireless client is labeled C and the access point is labeled AP. Figure 6 Infrastructure Network There are three ways to connect the wireless client (the NWD-370N) to a network. • Configure nothing and leave the wireless client to automatically scan for and connect to any available network that has no wireless security configured.
ZyXEL NWD-370N User’s Guide Figure 7 ZyXEL Utility: Site Survey 2 The wireless client automatically searches for available wireless networks. Click Scan if you want to search again. If no entry displays in the Available Network List, that means there is no wireless network available within range. Make sure the AP or peer computer is turned on, or move the wireless client closer to the AP or peer computer.
ZyXEL utility. You can also configure different profiles for different networks, for example if you connect a notebook computer to wireless networks at home and at work. Chapter 2 Tutorial ZyXEL NWD-370N User’s Guide Table 4.2 on page 35 http://www.zyxel.com...
ZyXEL NWD-370N User’s Guide This example illustrates how to set up a profile and connect the wireless client to an access point configured for WPA-PSK security. In this example, the AP’s SSID is “SSID_Example3” and its pre-shared key is “ThisismyWPA-PSKpre-sharedkey”. You have chosen the profile name “PN_Example3”.
Later button to go back to the Profile List screen. If you clicked Activate Later you can select the profile from the list in the Profile screen and click Connect to activate it. Chapter 2 Tutorial ZyXEL NWD-370N User’s Guide...
ZyXEL NWD-370N User’s Guide Note: Only one profile can be activated and used at any given time. Figure 16 ZyXEL Utility: Profile Activate 8 When you activate the new profile, the ZyXEL utility goes to the Link Info screen while it connects to the AP using your settings.
Like radio stations or television channels, each wireless network uses a specific channel, or frequency, to send and receive information. Chapter 3 Wireless LAN Network H A P T E R Wireless LAN Network ZyXEL NWD-370N User’s Guide Figure 3 on...
If you do not enable any wireless security on your NWD-370N, the NWD-370N’s wireless communications are accessible to any wireless networking device that is in the coverage area. Note: You can use only WEP encryption if you set the NWD-370N to Ad-hoc mode. See the appendices for more detailed information about wireless security.
Your NWD-370N allows you to configure up to four 64-bit, 128-bit or 152-bit WEP keys. Only one key is used as the default key at any one time. 3.2.1.1.2 Authentication Type The IEEE 802.11b/g standard describes a simple authentication method between the wireless stations and AP.
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ZyXEL NWD-370N User’s Guide Both WPA and WPA2 improve data encryption by using Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP), Message Integrity Check (MIC) and IEEE 802.1x. WPA and WPA2 use Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) in the Counter mode with Cipher block chaining Message authentication code Protocol (CCMP) to offer stronger encryption than TKIP.
Use this screen to configure preamble type and enable power saving. 4.2 The Link Info Screen When the ZyXEL utility starts, the Link Info screen displays, showing the current configuration and connection status of your NWD-370N. Chapter 4 Wireless Configuration H A P T E R NWD-370N.
Network Type This field displays the network type (Infrastructure or Ad-Hoc) of the wireless network. Transmission Rate This field displays the current transmission rate of the NWD-370N in megabits per second (Mbps). Security This field displays whether data encryption is activated (WEP (WEP or 802.1x), TKIP (WPA/WPA-PSK/WPA2/WPA2-PSK), AES (WPA/WPA-PSK/WPA2/WPA2- PSK)) or inactive (DISABLE).
(Kbps). Signal Strength The status bar shows the strength of the signal. The signal strength mainly depends on the antenna output power and the distance between your NWD-370N and the AP or peer computer. Link Quality The status bar shows the quality of wireless connection. This refers to the percentage of packets transmitted successfully.
ZyXEL NWD-370N User’s Guide Figure 21 Site Survey The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 7 Site Survey LABEL DESCRIPTION Available Network Click a column heading to sort the entries. List SSID This field displays the SSID (Service Set IDentifier) of each wireless device.
4.3.1 Security Settings When you configure the NWD-370N to connect to a network with wireless security activated and the security settings are disabled on the NWD-370N, the screen varies according to the encryption method used by the selected network. 4.3.1.1 WEP Encryption Figure 22 Security Setting: WEP The following table describes the labels in this screen.
ZyXEL NWD-370N User’s Guide Table 8 Security Setting: WEP (continued) LABEL DESCRIPTION Key x (where x is a Select this option if you want to manually enter the WEP keys. Enter the WEP key number between 1 in the field provided.
This is the user name that you or an administrator set up on a RADIUS server. Chapter 4 Wireless Configuration Section 3.2.1.3 on page 33 for more information. Section 4.3.2 on page Section 3.2.1.3 on page 33 for more information. ZyXEL NWD-370N User’s Guide...
ZyXEL NWD-370N User’s Guide Table 10 Security Setting: WPA/WPA2 LABEL DESCRIPTION Password This field is not available when you select TLS in the Authentication Type field. Enter the password associated with the user name above. Certificate This field is only available when you select TLS in the Authentication Type field.
4.3.2 Confirm Save Screen Use this screen to confirm and save the security settings. Chapter 4 Wireless Configuration obtain the certificate(s) from a certificate authority (CA). Consult your network administrator for more information. Section 4.3.2 on page ZyXEL NWD-370N User’s Guide...
NWD-370N cannot connect to a network. If you do not configure and activate a profile, each time you start the NWD-370N, the NWD- 370N uses the default profile to connect to any available network that has no security enabled.
Ad-Hoc mode and the wireless security is activated. denotes that the wireless device is in Ad-Hoc mode but the wireless security is deactivated. ZyXEL NWD-370N User’s Guide...
Select an available wireless device in the Scan Info table and click Select, or enter the SSID of the wireless device to which you want to associate in this field manually. Otherwise, enter Any to have the NWD-370N associate to any AP or roam between any infrastructure wireless networks.
Select an available wireless device in the table and click Select to add it to this profile. Whenever you activate this profile, the NWD-370N associates to the selected wireless network only. 2 If you select the Infrastructure network type in the previous screen, skip to step 3. If you select the Ad-Hoc network type in the previous screen, a screen displays as follows.
LABEL DESCRIPTION Wireless Settings Wireless Mode This is the wireless standard the NWD-370N uses. In Ad-Hoc mode, you can use only 802.11g. Channel Select a channel number from the drop-down list box. To associate to an ad-hoc network, you must use the same channel as the peer computer.
6 To use this network profile, click the Activate Now button. Otherwise, click the Activate Later button. You can activate only one profile at a time. Note: Once you activate a profile, the ZyXEL utility will use that profile the next time it is started. Chapter 4 Wireless Configuration ZyXEL NWD-370N User’s Guide...
ZyXEL NWD-370N User’s Guide Figure 33 Profile: Activate the Profile 4.5 The Adapter Screen To set the other advanced features on the NWD-370N, click the Adapter tab. Figure 34 Adapter The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 16 Adapter...
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When you select Continuous Access Mode, the NWD-370N will never go to sleep mode. Save Click Save to save the changes to the NWD-370N and return to the Link Info screen. Chapter 4 Wireless Configuration ZyXEL NWD-370N User’s Guide...
This chapter describes how to uninstall or upgrade the ZyXEL utility. 5.1 The About Screen The About screen displays driver and utility version numbers of the NWD-370N. To display the screen as shown below, click the about ( Figure 35 About The following table describes the read-only fields in this screen.
5 Double-click on the setup program for the new utility to start the ZyXEL utility installation. 6 Insert the NWD-370N and check the version numbers in the About screen to make sure the new utility is installed properly. Section 5.2 on page 53...
Table 18 Troubleshooting Starting ZyXEL Utility PROBLEM CORRECTIVE ACTION Cannot start the Make sure the NWD-370N is properly inserted and the LEDs are on. Refer to the ZyXEL Wireless Quick Start Guide for the LED descriptions. LAN utility Use the Device Manager to check for possible hardware conflicts. Click Start, Settings, Control Panel, System, Hardware and Device Manager.
Make sure that the AP and the associated computers are turned on and working properly. Make sure the NWD-370N computer and the associated AP use the same SSID. Change the AP and the associated wireless clients to use another radio channel if interference is high.
Modulation Average Output Power Appendix A ZyXEL NWD-370N User’s Guide P P E N D I X Product Specifications NWD-370N Draft 802.11n Wireless PCI Adapter PCI bus 2.3 IEEE 802.11b IEEE 802.11g IEEE 802.11n (draft) Infrastructure 0 ~ 50 degrees Centigrade...
Management with Wireless Zero This appendix shows you how to manage your NWD-370N 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 patch for WPA from the Microsoft web site.
DESCRIPTION The NWD-370N is connected to a wireless network. The NWD-370N is in the process of connecting to a wireless network. The connection to a wireless network is limited because the network did not assign a network address to the computer.
3 Windows XP SP2: Click Refresh network list to reload and search for available wireless devices within transmission range. Select a wireless network in the list and click Connect to join the selected wireless network. Figure 42 Windows XP SP2: Wireless Network Connection Appendix B ZyXEL NWD-370N User’s Guide...
This denotes that this wireless network is your preferred network. Ordering your preferred networks is important because the NWD-370N tries to associate to the preferred network first in the order that you specify. Refer to the section on ordering the preferred networks for detailed information.
This denotes the wireless network is not available. Security Settings When you configure the NWD-370N to connect to a secure network but the security settings are not yet enabled on the NWD-370N, you will see different screens according to the authentication and encryption methods used by the selected network.
This field is available only when the network use WEP encryption method and the The key is provided for me automatically check box is not selected. The key is If this check box is selected, the wireless AP assigns the NWD-370N a key. provided for me automatically This is a If this check box is selected, you are connecting to another computer directly.
Click OK to save your changes. Cancel Click Cancel to leave this screen without saving any changes you may have made. Appendix B ZyXEL NWD-370N User’s Guide...
ZyXEL NWD-370N User’s Guide Authentication Properties Select an EAP authentication type in the Wireless (network) properties: Authentication screen and click the Properties button to display the following screen. Protected EAP Properties Figure 48 Windows XP: Protected EAP Properties The following table describes the labels in this screen.
Note: You must first have a wired connection to a network and View Certificate Click this button if you want to verify the selected certificate. Appendix B obtain the certificate(s) from a certificate authority (CA). Consult your network administrator for more information. ZyXEL NWD-370N User’s Guide...
ZyXEL NWD-370N User’s Guide Table 28 Windows XP: Smart Card or other Certificate Properties LABEL DESCRIPTION Use a different Select the check box to use a different user name when the user name in the smart user name for the...
ZyXEL NWD-370N User’s Guide Figure 51 Windows XP SP1: Wireless Networks: Preferred Networks 2 Whenever the NWD-370N tries to connect to a new network, the new network is added in the Preferred networks table automatically. Select a network and click Move up or Move down to change it's order, click Remove to delete it or click Properties to view the security, authentication or connection information of the selected network.
MD5 authentication method does not perform mutual authentication. Finally, MD5 authentication method does not support data encryption with dynamic session key. You must configure WEP encryption keys for data encryption. Appendix C ZyXEL NWD-370N User’s Guide P P E N D I X Wireless Security...
ZyXEL NWD-370N User’s Guide EAP-TLS (Transport Layer Security) With EAP-TLS, digital certifications are needed by both the server and the wireless stations for mutual authentication. The server presents a certificate to the client. After validating the identity of the server, the client sends a different certificate to the server. The exchange of certificates is done in the open before a secured tunnel is created.
ZyXEL NWD-370N User’s Guide TKIP uses 128-bit keys that are dynamically generated and distributed by the authentication server. AES (Advanced Encryption Standard) is a block cipher that uses a 256-bit mathematical algorithm called Rijndael. They both include a per-packet key mixing function, a Message Integrity Check (MIC) named Michael, an extended initialization vector (IV) with sequencing rules, and a re-keying mechanism.
ZyXEL NWD-370N User’s Guide Figure 53 WPA(2) with RADIUS Application Example Security Parameters Summary Refer to this table to see what other security parameters you should configure for each Authentication Method/ key management protocol type. MAC address filters are not dependent on how you configure these security features.
After the appropriate TCP/IP components are installed, configure the TCP/IP settings in order to "communicate" with your network. Windows 98/Me Click Start, Settings, Control Panel and double-click the Network icon to open the Network window Appendix D ZyXEL NWD-370N User’s Guide P P E N D I X...
ZyXEL NWD-370N User’s Guide Figure 54 WIndows 98/Me: Network: Configuration Installing Components The Network window Configuration tab displays a list of installed components. You need a network adapter, the TCP/IP protocol and Client for Microsoft Networks. If you need the adapter: 1 In the Network window, click Add.
If you do not know your DNS information, select Disable DNS. If you know your DNS information, select Enable DNS and type the information in the fields below (you may not need to fill them all in). ZyXEL NWD-370N User’s Guide...
ZyXEL NWD-370N User’s Guide Figure 56 Windows 98/Me: TCP/IP Properties: DNS Configuration 4 Click the Gateway tab. • • 5 Click OK to save and close the TCP/IP Properties window. 6 Click OK to close the Network window. Insert the Windows CD if prompted.
Figure 57 Windows XP: Start Menu 2 For Windows XP, click Network Connections. For Windows 2000, click Network and Dial-up Connections. Figure 58 Windows XP: Control Panel 3 Right-click Local Area Connection and then click Properties. Appendix D ZyXEL NWD-370N User’s Guide...
ZyXEL NWD-370N User’s Guide Figure 59 Windows XP: Control Panel: Network Connections: Properties 4 Select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) (under the General tab in Win XP) and click Properties. Figure 60 Windows XP: Local Area Connection Properties 5 The Internet Protocol TCP/IP Properties window opens (the General tab in Windows XP).
Gateway. To manually configure a default metric (the number of transmission hops), clear the Automatic metric check box and type a metric in Metric. Click Add. Repeat the previous three steps for each default gateway you want to add. Click OK when finished. ZyXEL NWD-370N User’s Guide...
ZyXEL NWD-370N User’s Guide • • Figure 62 Windows XP: Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties 8 Click OK to close the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties window. 9 Click OK to close the Local Area Connection Properties window. 10Restart your computer (if prompted).
Download Driver version Dynamic WEP Key Exchange EAP (Extensible Authentication Protocol) EAP authentication EAP-PEAP EAP-TLS EAP-TTLS Encryption Encryption type Environmental specifications Fast power save FCC interference statement Frequency 31, 57 ZyXEL NWD-370N User’s Guide Index 33, 71 33, 39, 41...
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ZyXEL NWD-370N User’s Guide Getting started Graphics icons key Hardware connections Help Humidity IEEE 802.1x 33, 42 Industrial Scientific Medical Band Infrastructure Initialization vector (IV) Installation Interface Internet access IP address setup LEDs lights Link information LINK LED Link quality...