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802.11b/g Wireless USB Adapter
User's Guide
Version 1.0
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1/2007

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  • Page 1 ZyXEL G-210H 802.11b/g Wireless USB Adapter User’s Guide Version 1.0 Edition 1 1/2007...

  • Page 3: Copyright

    ZyXEL Communications Corporation. Published by ZyXEL Communications Corporation. All rights reserved.
  • Page 4 ZyXEL G-210H User’s Guide If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio/television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: 1 Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

  • Page 5: Zyxel Limited Warranty

    ZyXEL G-210H User’s Guide 依據 低功率電波輻射性電機管理辦法 第十二條 經型式認證合格之低功率射頻電機，非經許可，公司、商號或使用 者均不得擅自變更頻率、加大功率或變更原設計之特性及功能。 第十四條 低功率射頻電機之使用不得影響飛航安全及干擾合法通信；經發現 有干擾現象時，應立即停用，並改善至無干擾時方得繼續使用。 前項合法通信，指依電信規定作業之無線電信。低功率射頻電機須忍 受合法通信或工業、科學及醫療用電波輻射性電機設備之干擾。 ZyXEL Limited Warranty ZyXEL warrants to the original end user (purchaser) that this product is free from any defects in materials or workmanship for a period of up to two (2) years from the date of purchase. During the warranty period, and upon proof of purchase, should the product have indications of failure due to faulty workmanship and/or materials, ZyXEL will, at its discretion, repair or replace the defective products or components without charge for either parts or labor, and to...

  • Page 6: Customer Support

    • Brief description of the problem and the steps you took to solve it. METHOD SUPPORT E-MAIL TELEPHONE WEB SITE REGULAR MAIL SALES E-MAIL FTP SITE LOCATION support@zyxel.com.tw +886-3-578-3942 www.zyxel.com ZyXEL Communications Corp. CORPORATE www.europe.zyxel.com 6 Innovation Road II HEADQUARTERS Science Park sales@zyxel.com.tw +886-3-578-2439 ftp.zyxel.com Hsinchu 300 (WORLDWIDE) Taiwan ftp.europe.zyxel.com...
  • Page 7 +34-902-195-420 www.zyxel.es ZyXEL Communications Arte, 21 5ª planta SPAIN sales@zyxel.es +34-913-005-345 28033 Madrid Spain support@zyxel.se +46-31-744-7700 www.zyxel.se ZyXEL Communications A/S SWEDEN Sjöporten 4, 41764 Göteborg sales@zyxel.se +46-31-744-7701 Sweden support@ua.zyxel.com +380-44-247-69-78 www.ua.zyxel.com ZyXEL Ukraine 13, Pimonenko Str. UKRAINE sales@ua.zyxel.com +380-44-494-49-32...
  • Page 8 ZyXEL G-210H User’s Guide Customer Support...

  • Page 9: Table Of Contents

    ZyXEL G-210H User’s Guide Table of Contents Copyright ........................3 Certifications ......................3 ZyXEL Limited Warranty..................5 Customer Support....................6 Table of Contents ..................... 9 List of Figures ......................13 List of Tables ......................15 Preface ........................17 Chapter 1 Getting Started .......................
  • Page 10 ZyXEL G-210H User’s Guide 3.2.2 MAC Address Filter ...................30 3.2.3 User Authentication and Encryption ............30 3.2.3.1 WEP ....................31 3.2.3.2 IEEE 802.1x ..................31 3.2.3.3 WPA and WPA2 ................32 Chapter 4 Wireless Station Mode Configuration ..............33 4.1 Wireless Station Mode Overview ..............33 4.1.1 ZyXEL Utility Screen Summary ...............33 4.2 The Link Info Screen ..................34 4.3 The Site Survey Screen ..................35...
  • Page 11 ZyXEL G-210H User’s Guide Setting up Your Computer’s IP Address.............. 71 Index........................77 Table of Contents...
  • Page 12 ZyXEL G-210H User’s Guide Table of Contents...

  • Page 13: List Of Figures

    ZyXEL G-210H User’s Guide List of Figures Figure 1 Application: Infrastructure ............... 20 Figure 2 Application: Ad-Hoc ................20 Figure 3 ZyXEL Utility: System Tray Icon .............. 21 Figure 4 Enable WZC ..................... 22 Figure 5 Infrastructure Network ................23 Figure 6 ZyXEL Utility: Site Survey ................
  • Page 14 ZyXEL G-210H User’s Guide Figure 39 Windows XP: Wireless (network) properties: Authentication ....59 Figure 40 Windows XP: Protected EAP Properties ..........60 Figure 41 Windows XP: Smart Card or other Certificate Properties ...... 61 Figure 42 Windows XP SP2: Wireless Networks: Preferred Networks ....62 Figure 43 Windows XP SP1: Wireless Networks: Preferred Networks ....

  • Page 15: List Of Tables

    ZyXEL G-210H User’s Guide List of Tables Table 1 ZyXEL Utility: System Tray Icon ............... 21 Table 2 ZyXEL Utility Menu Summary: Station Mode ..........33 Table 3 Station Mode: Link Info ................34 Table 4 Station Mode: Site Survey ................ 35 Table 5 Station Mode: Security Setting: WEP ............
  • Page 16 ZyXEL G-210H User’s Guide List of Tables...

  • Page 17: Preface

    Help us help you. E-mail all User 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.
  • Page 18 ZyXEL G-210H User’s Guide Graphics Icons Key Wireless Access Point Computer Notebook Computer Server Modem or Router Wireless Signal Internet Cloud Preface...

  • Page 19: Chapter 1 Getting Started

    ZyXEL G-210H User’s Guide H A P T E R Getting Started This chapter introduces the G-210H and prepares you to use the ZyXEL utility. 1.1 About Your G-210H The G-210H is an IEEE 802.11b/g compliant wireless LAN adapter that connects to the USB port on your computer and allows you to search for and connect to wireless networks.

  • Page 20: Ad-Hoc

    ZyXEL G-210H User’s Guide Figure 1 Application: Infrastructure 1.2.1.2 Ad-Hoc 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 2 Application: Ad-Hoc Chapter 1 Getting Started...

  • Page 21: G-210H Hardware And Utility Installation

    ZyXEL G-210H User’s Guide 1.3 G-210H Hardware and Utility Installation Follow the instructions in the Quick Start Guide to install the ZyXEL utility and make hardware connections. 1.3.1 ZyXEL Utility Icon After you install and start the ZyXEL utility, an icon for the ZyXEL utility appears in the system tray.

  • Page 22: Accessing The Zyxel Utility

    ZyXEL G-210H User’s Guide Figure 4 Enable WZC Refer to the appendices for information on how to use WZC to manage the G-210H. To re-activate the ZyXEL utility, double-click the ( ) icon on your desktop or click Start, (All) Programs, ZyXEL G-210H Wireless Adapter Utility, ZyXEL G-210H Wireless Adapter Software.

  • Page 23: Chapter 2 Tutorial

    ZyXEL G-210H User’s Guide H A P T E R Tutorial The following sections show you how to join a wireless network using the ZyXEL utility, as in the following diagrams. The wireless client is labeled C and the access point is labeled AP. Figure 5 Infrastructure Network There are three ways to connect the wireless client (the G-210H in station mode) to a network.

  • Page 24: Figure 6 Zyxel Utility: Site Survey

    ZyXEL G-210H User’s Guide Figure 6 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.

  • Page 25: Creating And Using A Profile

    ZyXEL G-210H User’s Guide Figure 8 ZyXEL Utility: Confirm Save 6 The ZyXEL utility returns to the Link Info screen while it connects to the wireless network using your settings. When the wireless link is established, the ZyXEL utility icon in the system tray turns green and the Link Info screen displays details of the active connection.

  • Page 26: Figure 10 Zyxel Utility: Profile

    ZyXEL G-210H 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”.

  • Page 27: Figure 12 Zyxel Utility: Profile Security

    ZyXEL G-210H User’s Guide Figure 12 ZyXEL Utility: Profile Security 5 Click Activate Now to use the new profile immediately. Otherwise, click the Activate 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.
  • Page 28 ZyXEL G-210H User’s Guide Chapter 2 Tutorial...

  • Page 29: Chapter 3

    ZyXEL G-210H User’s Guide H A P T E R Wireless LAN Network This chapter provides background information on wireless LAN networks. 3.1 Wireless LAN Overview The following figure provides an example of a wireless network with an AP. See Figure 2 on page 20 for an Ad Hoc network example.

  • Page 30: Wireless Lan Security

    ZyXEL G-210H User’s Guide Like radio stations or television channels, each wireless network uses a specific channel, or frequency, to send and receive information. • Every device in the same wireless network must use security compatible with the AP or peer computer.

  • Page 31: Wep

    ZyXEL G-210H User’s Guide Wireless networks can use encryption to protect the information that is sent in the wireless network. Encryption is like a secret code. If you do not know the secret code, you cannot understand the message. 3.2.3.1 WEP Data Encryption 3.2.3.1.1 WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) encryption scrambles all data packets transmitted between...

  • Page 32: Wpa And Wpa2

    ZyXEL G-210H User’s Guide 3.2.3.2.1 EAP Authentication EAP (Extensible Authentication Protocol) is an authentication protocol that runs on top of the IEEE 802.1x transport mechanism in order to support multiple types of user authentication. By using EAP to interact with an EAP-compatible RADIUS server, an access point helps a wireless station and a RADIUS server perform authentication.

  • Page 33: Wireless Station Mode Configuration

    ZyXEL G-210H User’s Guide H A P T E R Wireless Station Mode Configuration This chapter shows you how to configure your G-210H in wireless station mode. See Chapter 5 on page 47 for how to configure the G-210H in access point mode. 4.1 Wireless Station Mode Overview The G-210H acts as a client bridge from the computer over to the Access Point in whats known as station mode.

  • Page 34: The Link Info Screen

    ZyXEL G-210H User’s Guide 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 G-210H. Figure 16 Station Mode: Link Info The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 3 Station Mode: Link Info LABEL DESCRIPTION...

  • Page 35: The Site Survey Screen

    ZyXEL G-210H User’s Guide Table 3 Station Mode: Link Info (continued) LABEL DESCRIPTION Link Quality The status bar shows the quality of wireless connection. This refers to the percentage of packets transmitted successfully. If there are too many wireless stations in a wireless network, collisions may occur which could result in a loss of messages even though you have high signal strength.

  • Page 36: Security Settings

    ZyXEL G-210H User’s Guide Table 4 Station Mode: Site Survey (continued) LABEL DESCRIPTION Channel This field displays the channel number used by each wireless device. Signal This field displays the signal strength of each wireless device. Scan Click Scan to search for available wireless devices within transmission range. Connect Click Connect to associate to the selected wireless device.

  • Page 37: Wpa-Psk/Wpa2-Psk

    ZyXEL G-210H User’s Guide Table 5 Station Mode: Security Setting: WEP (continued) LABEL DESCRIPTION Key x (where x is a Enter the WEP key in the field provided. number between 1 If you select 64 Bits in the WEP field. and 4) Enter either 10 hexadecimal digits in the range of “A-F”, “a-f”...

  • Page 38: Wpa/Wpa2

    ZyXEL G-210H User’s Guide The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 6 Station Mode: Security Setting: WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK LABEL DESCRIPTION Encryption The encryption mechanisms used for WPA/WPA2 and WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK are the same. The only difference between the two is that WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK uses a simple common password, instead of user-specific credentials.

  • Page 39: Ieee 802.1X

    ZyXEL G-210H User’s Guide The following table describes the labels in these screens. Table 7 Station Mode: Security Setting: WPA/WPA2 LABEL DESCRIPTION Encryption The encryption mechanisms used for WPA/WPA2 and WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK are the same. The only difference between the two is that WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK uses a simple common password, instead of user-specific credentials.

  • Page 40: Figure 21 Station Mode: Security Setting: 802.1X

    ZyXEL G-210H User’s Guide Figure 21 Station Mode: Security Setting: 802.1x The following table describes the labels in these screens. Table 8 Station Mode: Security Settings: IEEE 802.1x LABEL DESCRIPTION Authentication The type of authentication you use depends on the RADIUS server or AP. Type Select an authentication method from the drop down list.

  • Page 41: The Profile Screen

    ZyXEL G-210H User’s Guide Table 8 Station Mode: Security Settings: IEEE 802.1x LABEL DESCRIPTION PEAP Inner EAP This field is only available when you select PEAP in the Authentication Type field. The PEAP method used by the RADIUS server or AP for client authentication is MS CHAP v2.

  • Page 42: Figure 22 Station Mode: Profile

    ZyXEL G-210H User’s Guide Figure 22 Station Mode: Profile The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 9 Station Mode: Profile LABEL DESCRIPTION Profile List Click a column heading to sort the entries. denotes that the wireless device is in infrastructure mode and the wireless security is activated.

  • Page 43: Adding A New Profile

    ZyXEL G-210H User’s Guide 4.4.1 Adding a New Profile Follow the steps below to add a new profile. 1 Click Add in the Profile screen. An Add New Profile screen displays as shown next. Click Next to continue. Figure 23 Station Mode: Profile: Add a New Profile The following table describes the labels in this screen.

  • Page 44: Figure 24 Station Mode: Profile: Wireless Settings

    ZyXEL G-210H User’s Guide Table 10 Station Mode: Profile: Add a New Profile (continued) LABEL DESCRIPTION Network Type Select Infrastructure to associate to an AP. Select Ad-hoc to associate to a peer computer. Power Saving Choose from Constantly Awake Mode (CAM) or Power Saving Mode depending Mode on the type of usage you would like the computer to be in while connecting using this profile.

  • Page 45: The Adapter Screen

    ZyXEL G-210H User’s Guide Figure 25 Station Mode: Profile: Security Settings 4 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.

  • Page 46: Figure 27 Station Mode: Adapter

    ZyXEL G-210H User’s Guide Figure 27 Station Mode: Adapter The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 11 Station Mode: Adapter LABEL DESCRIPTION Adapter Setting Transfer Rate In most networking scenarios, the factory default Auto setting is the most efficient and allows your G-210H to operate at the highest possible transmission (data) rate.

  • Page 47: Chapter 5

    ZyXEL G-210H User’s Guide H A P T E R Maintenance 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 G-210H. To display the screen shown below, click the about ( ) button.

  • Page 48: Upgrading The Zyxel Utility

    ZyXEL G-210H User’s Guide 2 Click Finish to complete uninstalling the software and restart the computer when prompted. Figure 29 Uninstall: Finish 5.3 Upgrading the ZyXEL Utility Note: Before you uninstall the ZyXEL utility, take note of your current wireless configurations.

  • Page 49: Chapter 6 Troubleshooting

    ZyXEL G-210H User’s Guide H A P T E R Troubleshooting This chapter covers potential problems and the possible remedies. After each problem description, some instructions are provided to help you to diagnose and to solve the problem. 6.1 Problems Starting the ZyXEL Utility Table 13 Troubleshooting Starting ZyXEL Utility PROBLEM CORRECTIVE ACTION...

  • Page 50: Problems Communicating With Other Computers

    ZyXEL G-210H User’s Guide 6.3 Problems Communicating With Other Computers Table 15 Troubleshooting Communication Problem PROBLEM CORRECTIVE ACTION The G-210H In Infrastructure Mode installed cannot • Make sure that the AP and the associated computers are turned on and communicate with working properly.

  • Page 51: Product Specifications

    ZyXEL G-210H User’s Guide P P E N D I X Product Specifications Table 16 Product Specifications PHYSICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL Product Name ZyXEL G-210H 802.11g High Power Wireless USB Adapter Interface USB 2.0 compatible Standards IEEE 802.11b IEEE 802.11g Antenna Configuration 5dBi Directional Diversity Antenna Network Architectures Infrastructure...
  • Page 52 ZyXEL G-210H User’s Guide Table 16 Product Specifications (continued) Data Rate 54 Mbps with automatic fallback to 48, 36, 24, 18, 12, 9 and 6 Mbps Modulation IEEE 802.11b: CCK, DQPSK, DBPSK IEEE 802.11g: OFDM Output Power IEEE 802.11b: 11dBm (+/- 1.5dBm) at 11Mbps IEEE 802.11g: 14dBm (+/- 1dBm) at 54Mbps RX Sensitivity...

  • Page 53: Management With Wireless Zero Configuration

    ZyXEL G-210H User’s Guide P P E N D I X Management with Wireless Zero Configuration This appendix shows you how to manage your G-210H 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.

  • Page 54: Figure 31 Windows Xp Sp2: System Tray Icon

    ZyXEL G-210H User’s Guide Connecting to a Wireless Network 1 Double-click the network icon for wireless connections in the system tray to open the Wireless Network Connection Status screen. Figure 31 Windows XP SP2: System Tray Icon The type of the wireless network icon in Windows XP SP2 indicates the status of the G-210H. Refer to the following table for details.

  • Page 55: Figure 33 Windows Xp Sp1: Wireless Network Connection Status

    ZyXEL G-210H User’s Guide Windows XP SP1: In the Wireless Network Connection Status screen, click Properties and the Wireless Networks tab to open the Wireless Network Connection Properties screen. Figure 33 Windows XP SP1: Wireless Network Connection Status 3 Windows XP SP2: Click Refresh network list to reload and search for available wireless devices within transmission range.

  • Page 56: Figure 35 Windows Xp Sp1: Wireless Network Connection Properties

    ZyXEL G-210H User’s Guide The following table describes the icons in the wireless network list. Table 18 Windows XP SP2: Wireless Network Connection ICON DESCRIPTION This denotes that wireless security is activated for the wireless network. This denotes that this wireless network is your preferred network. Ordering your preferred networks is important because the G-210H tries to associate to the preferred network first in the order that you specify.

  • Page 57: Figure 36 Windows Xp Sp2: Wireless Network Connection: Wep Or Wpa-Psk

    ZyXEL G-210H User’s Guide If there is no security activated for the selected wireless network, a warning screen appears. Click Connect Anyway if wireless security is not your concern. Figure 36 Windows XP SP2: Wireless Network Connection: WEP or WPA-PSK Figure 37 Windows XP SP2: Wireless Network Connection: No Security 5 Verify that you have successfully connected to the selected network and check the...

  • Page 58: Figure 38 Windows Xp: Wireless (Network) Properties: Association

    ZyXEL G-210H User’s Guide Figure 38 Windows XP: Wireless (network) properties: Association The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 20 Windows XP: Wireless (network) properties: Association LABEL DESCRIPTION Network name This field displays the SSID (Service Set IDentifier) of each wireless network. (SSID) Network This field automatically shows the authentication method (Share, Open, WPA,...

  • Page 59: Figure 39 Windows Xp: Wireless (Network) Properties: Authentication

    ZyXEL G-210H User’s Guide Authentication Click the Authentication tab in the Wireless (network) properties screen to display the screen shown next. The fields on this screen are grayed out when the network is in Ad-Hoc mode or data encryption is disabled. Figure 39 Windows XP: Wireless (network) properties: Authentication The following table describes the labels in this screen.

  • Page 60: Figure 40 Windows Xp: Protected Eap Properties

    ZyXEL G-210H 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 40 Windows XP: Protected EAP Properties The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 22 Windows XP: Protected EAP Properties LABEL DESCRIPTION...

  • Page 61: Figure 41 Windows Xp: Smart Card Or Other Certificate Properties

    ZyXEL G-210H User’s Guide Table 22 Windows XP: Protected EAP Properties LABEL DESCRIPTION Enable Fast Select the check box to automatically reconnect to the network (without re- Reconnect authentication) if the wireless connection goes down. Click OK to save your changes. Cancel Click Cancel to leave this screen without saving any changes you may have made.

  • Page 62: Figure 42 Windows Xp Sp2: Wireless Networks: Preferred Networks

    ZyXEL G-210H User’s Guide Table 23 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 card or certificate is not the same as the user name in the domain that you are connection: logged on to.

  • Page 63: Figure 43 Windows Xp Sp1: Wireless Networks: Preferred Networks

    ZyXEL G-210H User’s Guide Figure 43 Windows XP SP1: Wireless Networks: Preferred Networks 2 Whenever the G-210H 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.
  • Page 64 ZyXEL G-210H User’s Guide Appendix B...

  • Page 65: Appendix C Wireless Security

    ZyXEL G-210H User’s Guide P P E N D I X Wireless Security Types of EAP Authentication This section discusses some popular authentication types: EAP-MD5, EAP-TLS, EAP-TTLS, PEAP and LEAP. Your wireless LAN device may not support all authentication types. EAP (Extensible Authentication Protocol) is an authentication protocol that runs on top of the IEEE 802.1x transport mechanism in order to support multiple types of user authentication.
  • Page 66 ZyXEL G-210H 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.

  • Page 67: Table 24 Comparison Of Eap Authentication Types

    ZyXEL G-210H User’s Guide For added security, certificate-based authentications (EAP-TLS, EAP-TTLS and PEAP) use dynamic keys for data encryption. They are often deployed in corporate environments, but for public deployment, a simple user name and password pair is more practical. The following table is a comparison of the features of authentication types.
  • Page 68 ZyXEL G-210H 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.

  • Page 69: Figure 44 Wpa-Psk Authentication

    ZyXEL G-210H User’s Guide WPA(2)-PSK Application Example A WPA(2)s-PSK application looks as follows. 1 First enter identical passwords into the AP and all wireless clients. The Pre-Shared Key (PSK) must consist of between 8 and 63 ASCII characters or 64 hexadecimal characters (including spaces and symbols).

  • Page 70: Figure 45 Wpa(2) With Radius Application Example

    ZyXEL G-210H User’s Guide Figure 45 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.

  • Page 71: Figure 46 Windows Xp: Start Menu

    ZyXEL G-210H User’s Guide P P E N D I X Setting up Your Computer’s IP Address All computers must have a 10M or 100M Ethernet adapter card and TCP/IP installed. Windows 2000 and XP usually include TCP/IP. Configure the TCP/IP settings in order to "communicate" with your network. Windows 2000/XP 1 For Windows XP, click start, Control Panel.

  • Page 72: Figure 47 Windows Xp: Control Panel

    ZyXEL G-210H User’s Guide Figure 47 Windows XP: Control Panel 3 Right-click Local Area Connection and then click Properties. Figure 48 Windows XP: Control Panel: Network Connections: Properties 4 Select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) (under the General tab in Win XP) and click Properties.

  • Page 73: Figure 49 Windows Xp: Local Area Connection Properties

    ZyXEL G-210H User’s Guide Figure 49 Windows XP: Local Area Connection Properties 5 The Internet Protocol TCP/IP Properties window opens (the General tab in Windows XP). • If you have a dynamic IP address click Obtain an IP address automatically. •...

  • Page 74: Figure 50 Windows Xp: Advanced Tcp/Ip Settings

    ZyXEL G-210H User’s Guide Figure 50 Windows XP: Advanced TCP/IP Settings 6 If you do not know your gateway's IP address, remove any previously installed gateways in the IP Settings tab and click OK. Do one or more of the following if you want to configure additional IP addresses: •...

  • Page 75: Figure 51 Windows Xp: Internet Protocol (Tcp/Ip) Properties

    ZyXEL G-210H User’s Guide • If you know your DNS server IP address(es), click Use the following DNS server addresses, and type them in the Preferred DNS server and Alternate DNS server fields. If you have previously configured DNS servers, click Advanced and then the DNS tab to order them.
  • Page 76 ZyXEL G-210H User’s Guide Appendix D...
  • Page 77 ZyXEL G-210H User’s Guide Index Disclaimer Driver version Dynamic WEP Key Exchange About About your ZyXEL Device Access point (AP) 19, 23, 29 Activating a profile Adapter Add new profile EAP Authentication Ad-Hoc 20, 44 Encryption Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) 32, 67 Advanced settings antenna power output...
  • Page 78 ZyXEL G-210H User’s Guide Link information Security data encryption Link quality security Login name Security Parameters Signal strength 34, 36 Site survey scan security settings SSID 29, 34, 35 Message Integrity Check (MIC) 32, 67 hide Support CD Survey Syntax conventions System tray Network type Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP)
  • Page 79 ZyXEL G-210H User’s Guide system tray icon upgrade version Web site manual setup passphrase security WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) WEP Encryption WEP key automatic manual Wi-Fi Protected Access 32, 67 Windows XP Wireless independent workgroup Wireless channel Wireless client wireless client Wireless frequency Wireless LAN introduction...

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