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Wireless LAN Utility
User's Guide
Version 2.1
December 2003

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  • Page 1 ZyAIR Wireless LAN Utility User's Guide Version 2.1 December 2003...
  • Page 2 ZyXEL Communications Corporation. Published by ZyXEL Communications Corporation. All rights reserved. Disclaimer ZyXEL does not assume any liability arising out of the application or use of any products, or software described herein.

  • Page 3: Zyxel Limited Warranty

    ZyAIR Wireless LAN Utility 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 one (1) year 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 whatever extent it shall deem necessary to restore the product...

  • Page 4: Information For Canadian Users

    ZyAIR Wireless LAN Utility 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 it is permissible to be connected to the facilities of the local telecommunications company.

  • Page 5: Federal Communications Commission (Fcc) Interference Statement

    ZyAIR Wireless LAN Utility 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.

  • Page 7: Customer Support

    Corp., 6 Innovation Road II, www.europe.zyxel.com Science-Based Industrial Park, Hsinchu 300, Taiwan sales@zyxel.com.tw +886-3-578-2439 ftp.europe.zyxel.com NORTH support@zyxel.com +1-800-255-4101 www.us.zyxel.com ZyXEL Communications Inc., AMERICA 1130 N. Miller St. Anaheim, CA 92806, U.S.A. sales@zyxel.com ftp.zyxel.com SCANDINAVIA support@zyxel.dk +45-3955-0700 www.zyxel.dk ZyXEL Communications A/S,...

  • Page 9: Table Of Contents

    ZyAIR Wireless LAN Utility Table of Contents Copyright ...............................ii ZyXEL Limited Warranty ..........................iii Information for Canadian Users.........................iv Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Interference Statement............v Customer Support............................vii List of Figures...............................xi List of Tables ...............................xii Preface.................................xiii Chapter 1 Getting Started .........................1-1 ZyAIR Hardware and Utility Installation..................1-1 Disable Windows XP Wireless LAN Configuration Tool ............1-1 Accessing the ZyAIR Utility......................1-3 Chapter 2 Using the ZyAIR Utility......................2-1...
  • Page 10 ZyAIR Wireless LAN Utility Chapter 3 Maintenance ..........................3-1 Removing the ZyAIR Utility .......................3-1 Upgrading the ZyAIR Utility.......................3-1 Chapter 4 Troubleshooting ........................4-1 Problems Starting the ZyAIR Utility Program................4-1 Problems Communicating With Other Computers ..............4-2 Problem with the Link Status.......................4-2 Index ................................A Table of Contents...

  • Page 11: List Of Figures

    ZyAIR Wireless LAN Utility List of Figures Figure 1-1 Windows XP: System Tray Icon....................1-1 Figure 1-2 Windows XP: Wireless Network Connection Status ..............1-2 Figure 1-3 Windows XP: Connect to Wireless Network................1-2 Figure 1-4 Windows XP: Wireless Network Connection Properties............1-3 Figure 1-5 ZyAIR Utility: System Tray Icon ....................1-3 Figure 2-1 BSS Example..........................2-2 Figure 2-2 Infrastructure Network Example ....................2-3 Figure 2-3 Roaming Example ........................2-4...
  • Page 12 ZyAIR Wireless LAN Utility List of Tables Table 1-1 ZyAIR Utility: System Tray Icon ....................1-4 Table 2-1 Link Info ............................2-5 Table 2-2 Configuration..........................2-7 Table 2-3 Site Survey..........................2-10 Table 2-4 Color Indicator for Link Quality/Link Strength.................2-10 Table 2-5 Security............................2-12 Table 2-6 Advanced ...........................2-17 Table 2-7 About ............................2-18 Table 4-1 Troubleshooting Starting ZyAIR Utility Program ...............4-1 Table 4-2 Troubleshooting Communication Problems ................4-2...

  • Page 13: Preface

    Help us help you. E-mail all User’s 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 14 ZyAIR Wireless LAN Utility Graphics Icons Key ZyWALL Notebook computer Computer Modem Firewall Server Switch Router Telephone Wireless Signal DSLAM Wireless Access Point Preface...

  • Page 15: Chapter 1 Getting Started

    ZyAIR Wireless LAN Utility Chapter 1 Getting Started This chapter prepares you to using the ZyAIR Utility. ZyAIR Hardware and Utility Installation Follow the instructions in the Quick Installation Guide to install the ZyAIR Utility and driver and make hardware connections. Disable Windows XP Wireless LAN Configuration Tool Windows XP includes a configuration tool for wireless devices.

  • Page 16: Figure 1-2 Windows Xp: Wireless Network Connection Status

    ZyAIR Wireless LAN Utility Step 3. Double-click on the icon for wireless network connection to display a status window as shown next. Figure 1-2 Windows XP: Wireless Network Connection Status Step 4. Click Properties and click the Wireless Networks tab. Then skip to Step 6. Step 5.

  • Page 17: Accessing The Zyair Utility

    ZyAIR Wireless LAN Utility Step 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 1-4 Windows XP: Wireless Network Connection Properties Accessing the ZyAIR Utility After you installed the ZyAIR Utility, an icon for the ZyAIR Utility appears in the system tray.

  • Page 18: Table 1-1 Zyair Utility: System Tray Icon

    ZyAIR Wireless LAN Utility Table 1-1 ZyAIR Utility: System Tray Icon COLOR DESCRIPTION The ZyAIR is working properly but is not connected to any AP or wireless station. Blue The ZyAIR is connected to a wireless network. Double click on the ZyAIR Wireless LAN Utility icon in the system tray to open the ZyAIR Utility. Getting Started...

  • Page 19: Chapter 2 Using The Zyair Utility

    ZyAIR Wireless LAN Utility Chapter 2 Using the ZyAIR Utility This chapter shows you how to perform basic ZyAIR wireless LAN configuration using the ZyAIR Utility. About Wireless LAN Network This section describes the wireless LAN network terms and applications. 2.1.1 SSID The SSID (Service Set Identity) is a unique name shared among all wireless devices in a wireless network.

  • Page 20: Wireless Network Application

    ZyAIR Wireless LAN Utility For ZyAIR B122 and ZyAIR B-320, you may select the proprietary transmission rates of 16.5M bit/sec or 27.5M bit/sec if you are connecting to another ZyAIR B- 320, ZyAIR B-122 client or ZyAIR B-500 AP and vice versa.

  • Page 21: Roaming

    ZyAIR Wireless LAN Utility Figure 2-2 Infrastructure Network Example 2.1.5 Roaming Roaming is where in an infrastructure network, wireless clients are able to switch from one BSS to another as they move between coverage areas. During this period, the wireless client maintains an uninterrupted connection to the network.

  • Page 22: The Link Info Screen

    ZyAIR Wireless LAN Utility Figure 2-3 Roaming Example The Link Info Screen When the ZyAIR Utility starts, the Link Info screen displays, showing the current configuration of your ZyAIR. The model name shown in the screens may vary depending on the model you are using. Using the ZyAIR Utility...

  • Page 23: Figure 2-4 Link Info

    ZyAIR Wireless LAN Utility Figure 2-4 Link Info The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 2-1 Link Info LABEL DESCRIPTION Device Select an available wireless card from the drop-down list menu if you have more than one wireless card in your computer. Re-Connect Click Re-Connect to re-establish the connection to the wireless network whose SSID is shown in the Current Service Set Identifier field.

  • Page 24: The Configuration Screen

    ZyAIR Wireless LAN Utility Table 2-1 Link Info LABEL DESCRIPTION Current Service This field displays the name of the wireless device to which the ZyAIR is associated. Set Identifier Tx/Rx Frame Transmitted This field displays the number of data frames transmitted. Received This field displays the number of data frames received.

  • Page 25: Figure 2-5 Configuration

    ZyAIR Wireless LAN Utility Figure 2-5 Configuration The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 2-2 Configuration LABEL DESCRIPTION Profile The Profile function allows you to save the wireless network settings in this screen, use one of the pre- configured network profiles or reset the settings in this screen to the factory default values.
  • Page 26 For ZyAIR B-122 and ZyAIR B-320, the proprietary transmission rates of 16.5M bit/sec and 27.5M bit/sec are available from the drop-down list. Select one of the options only if you are connecting to another ZyAIR B-122, ZyAIR B-320 clients or ZyAIR B-500 and vice versa Channel Select the channel number from the drop-down list box.

  • Page 27: The Site Survey Screen

    ZyAIR Wireless LAN Utility Table 2-2 Configuration LABEL DESCRIPTION Help Click Help to display the on-line help window. The Site Survey Screen Use the Site Survey screen to scan for and connect to a wireless network automatically. Figure 2-6 Site Survey The following table describes the labels in this screen.

  • Page 28: Connecting To A Network

    ZyAIR Wireless LAN Utility Table 2-3 Site Survey LABEL DESCRIPTION SSID This field displays the SSID (Service Set IDentifier) of each wireless device. BSSID This field displays the MAC address of the wireless device. Channel This field displays the channel number used by each wireless device. Signal This field displays the signal strength of each wireless device.

  • Page 29: Wireless Lan Security

    ZyAIR Wireless LAN Utility Figure 2-7 Site Survey Warning Step 4. Click OK to display the Security screen and refer to Section 2.6 to set up WEP keys. Otherwise click Cancel and connect to another wireless network without WEP encryption. Step 5.

  • Page 30: Figure 2-8 Security

    ZyAIR Wireless LAN Utility Figure 2-8 Security The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 2-5 Security LABEL DESCRIPTION Encryption (WEP) Select either 64 Bits or 128 Bits from the drop-down list box to activate WEP encryption and then fill in the related fields. Select Disable to deactivate the WEP encryption.
  • Page 31 ZyAIR Wireless LAN Utility Table 2-5 Security LABEL DESCRIPTION PassPhrase When you select the Create with PassPhrase option, enter the passphrase. As you enter the passphrase, the ZyAIR automatically generates four different WEP keys and displays them in the key fields below. Refer to Section 2.5.1 for more information.

  • Page 32: Advanced Wireless Lan Parameters

    ZyAIR Wireless LAN Utility Advanced Wireless LAN Parameters The following sections describe the wireless LAN parameters in the Advanced screen. 2.7.1 Fragmentation Threshold A Fragmentation Threshold is the maximum data fragment size (between 256 and 2432 bytes) that can be sent in the wireless network before the ZyAIR will fragment the packet into smaller data frames.

  • Page 33: Authentication Type

    ZyAIR Wireless LAN Utility its range to notify them to defer their transmission. It also reserves and confirms with the requesting station the time frame for the requested transmission. Stations can send frames smaller than the specified RTS/CTS Threshold directly to the AP without the RTS (Request To Send)/CTS (Clear to Send) handshake.

  • Page 34: The Advanced Screen

    ZyAIR Wireless LAN Utility Select Auto to have the ZyAIR automatically use short preamble when all access point/wireless stations support it, otherwise the ZyAIR uses long preamble. The ZyAIR and the access point/wireless stations MUST use the same preamble mode in order to communicate. The Advanced Screen To set the advanced features on the ZyAIR, click the Advanced tab.

  • Page 35: The About Screen

    ZyAIR Wireless LAN Utility Table 2-6 Advanced LABEL DESCRIPTION Transmit Threshold Control Fragmentation The threshold (number of bytes) for the fragmentation boundary for directed Threshold messages. It is the maximum data fragment size that can be sent. Move the slider to set the fragmentation threshold. RTS/CTS Threshold Data with its frame size larger than this value will perform the RTS/CTS handshake.

  • Page 36: Figure 2-11 About

    ZyAIR Wireless LAN Utility Figure 2-11 About The following table describes the read-only fields in this screen. Table 2-7 About FIELD DESCRIPTION Driver Version This field displays the version number of the ZyAIR wireless card driver. Utility Version This field displays the version number of the ZyAIR Utility. Firmware This field displays the version of the firmware on which the driver and the utility are Version...

  • Page 37: Chapter 3 Maintenance

    ZyAIR Wireless LAN Utility Chapter 3 Maintenance This chapter describes how to uninstall or upgrade the ZyAIR Utility. Removing the ZyAIR Utility Follow the steps below to remove (or uninstall) the ZyAIR Utility from your computer. Step 1. Click Start, Programs, ZyAIR Wireless LAN Utility, Uninstall. Step 2.

  • Page 39: Chapter 4 Troubleshooting

    ZyAIR Wireless LAN Utility Chapter 4 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. Problems Starting the ZyAIR Utility Program Table 4-1 Troubleshooting Starting ZyAIR Utility Program Cannot start the ZyAIR Make sure the ZyAIR is properly inserted and the LED(s) is on.

  • Page 40: Problems Communicating With Other Computers

    ZyAIR Wireless LAN Utility Problems Communicating With Other Computers Table 4-2 Troubleshooting Communication Problems PROBLEM CORRECTIVE ACTION The ZyAIR computer cannot communicate with the other computer. Infrastructure Make sure that the AP and the associated computers are turned on and working properly.

  • Page 41: Index

    ZyAIR Wireless LAN Utility Index About ............2-17 Graphics Icons Key .........xiv Accessing the ZyAIR Utility......1-3 Authentication Mode........2-15 Auto ............2-15 Open............2-15 Hidden node ..........2-14 Shared ............2-15 Auto authentication mode ......2-15 Automatic WEP key generation....2-11 IBSS ..............2-2 Independent Basic Service Set ....See IBSS Information for Canadian Users ......iv Communication Problem ........4-2 Caution ............iv...
  • Page 42 ZyAIR Wireless LAN Utility Power Saving Mode........2-8 Preamble Mode..........2-15 Using the ZyAIR Utility .........2-1 Preface ............xiii problem description ........4-1 Proprietary transmission rates....2-2, 2-8 Warranty ............iii Note...............iii WEP..............2-11 Related Documentation........xiii WEP Data Encryption Roaming............2-3 Configuring..........2-11 Example ............

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