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- Page 1 NWD2705 Dual-Band Wireless N450 USB Adapter Version 1.00 Edition 1, 09/2012 Quick Start Guide User’s Guide www.zyxel.com Copyright © 2012 ZyXEL Communications Corporation...
- Page 2 Related Documentation • Quick Start Guide The Quick Start Guide shows how to connect the NWD2705 and set up your network. • Online Help Embedded web help for descriptions of individual screens and supplementary information.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Contents Overview Contents Overview Introduction and Configuration ......................9 Getting Started ............................11 Tutorial ..............................16 Wireless LANs ............................25 ZyXEL Utility: Station Mode ........................35 Maintenance ............................51 Troubleshooting ..........................55 Troubleshooting ............................57 NWD2705 User’s Guide... - Page 4 Contents Overview NWD2705 User’s Guide...
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Page 5: Table Of Contents
Getting Started ............................ 11 1.1 Overview ............................11 1.1.1 What You Need to Know ......................11 1.1.2 Before You Begin ........................11 1.2 About Your NWD2705 ........................12 1.2.1 Hardware ..........................12 1.3 Application Overview .........................13 1.3.1 Infrastructure ...........................13 1.4 Hardware and Utility Installation ......................13 1.4.1 ZyXEL Utility Icon ........................13... - Page 6 5.1.1 What You Can Do in This Section ...................51 5.1.2 What You Need to Know ......................51 5.1.3 Before You Begin ........................51 5.2 The About Screen ..........................52 5.3 Uninstalling the ZyXEL Utility ......................52 5.4 Upgrading the ZyXEL Utility ......................53 Part II: Troubleshooting .................. 55 NWD2705 User’s Guide...
- Page 7 Table of Contents Chapter 6 Troubleshooting..........................57 6.1 Power, Hardware Connections, and LEDs ..................57 6.2 Accessing the ZyXEL Utility ......................58 6.3 Link Quality ............................58 6.4 Problems Communicating with Other Computers ................58 Appendix A Legal Information......................61 Index ..............................65 NWD2705 User’s Guide...
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Page 9: Introduction And Configuration
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Page 11: Getting Started
Getting Started 1.1 Overview The ZyXEL NWD2705 is a dual-band wireless USB adapter, which can connect to a 2.4 G network or a 5G netowrk and bring you a better Internet experience over existing 802.11 networks. With data rates of up to 450 Mbps, you can enjoy a breathtaking high-speed connection at home or in the office. -
Page 12: About Your Nwd2705
Chapter 1 Getting Started 1.2 About Your NWD2705 Your NWD2705 is an IEEE 802.11n compliant wireless LAN adapter. It can also connect to IEEE 802.11b/g wireless networks. The NWD2705 is WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) compliant. WPS allows you to easily connect to another WPS-enabled device. -
Page 13: Application Overview
1.3 Application Overview This section describes some network applications for the NWD2705. 1.3.1 Infrastructure To connect to a network via an access point (AP), set the NWD2705 network type to Infrastructure (see Chapter 4 on page 43). Through the AP, you can access the Internet or the wired network behind the AP. -
Page 14: Configuration Methods
Configuration (WZC) in Windows XP. Figure 3 ZyXEL Utility: System Tray Icon The color of the ZyXEL utility system tray icon indicates the status of the NWD2705. Refer to the following table for details. Table 3 ZyXEL Utility: System Tray Icon... -
Page 15: Accessing The Zyxel Utility
The ZyXEL utility screens are similar in all Microsoft Windows versions. Screens for Windows XP are shown in this User’s Guide. Note: Click the icon (located in the top right corner) to display the online help window. NWD2705 User’s Guide... -
Page 16: Tutorial
It most cases, establishing a secure connection with another WPS device is as easy as pushing a button. 2.1.3 Before You Begin • Make sure that you have already familiarized yourself with the NWD2705’s features and hardware, as described in Chapter 1 on page •... -
Page 17: Connecting To An Ap Using Wi-Fi Protected Setup (Wps)
Note: It doesn’t matter which button is pressed first. You must press the second button within two minutes of pressing the first one. The AP sends the proper configuration settings to the NWD2705. This may take up to two minutes. Then the NWD2705 is able to communicate with the AP securely. -
Page 18: Pin Configuration
When you use the PIN configuration method, you need to use both the NWD2705’s utility and the AP’s configuration interface. In the NWD2705’s Adapter tab, select WPS and PIN - Use this device’s PIN. Note down the PIN in the screen that appears. - Page 19 Chapter 2 Tutorial The following figure shows you the example of configuring the wireless network and security on the NWD2705 and the AP (ZyXEL’s NBG4615 v2 in this example) by using the PIN method. Figure 7 Example WPS Process: PIN Method...
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Page 20: Connecting To An Ap Without Using Wps
Chapter 2 Tutorial 2.3 Connecting to an AP Without Using WPS There are three ways to connect the wireless client (the NWD2705) to a network without using WPS. • Configure nothing and leave the wireless client to automatically scan for and connect to any available network that has no wireless security configured. - Page 21 Link Info screen to verify that you have successfully connected to the selected network. If the wireless client is not connected to a network, the fields in this screen remain blank. Table 4.3 on page 37 for detailed field descriptions. Figure 11 ZyXEL Utility: Link Info NWD2705 User’s Guide...
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Page 22: Creating And Using A Profile
Figure 13 ZyXEL Utility: Add New Profile Give the profile a descriptive name (of up to 32 printable ASCII characters). Select Infrastructure and either manually enter or select the AP's SSID in the Scan Info table and click Select. NWD2705 User’s Guide... - Page 23 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. NWD2705 User’s Guide...
- Page 24 10 If you cannot access the Internet, go back to the Profile screen. Select the profile you are using and click Edit. Check the details you entered previously. Also, refer to the Troubleshooting section of this User's Guide or contact your network administrator if necessary. NWD2705 User’s Guide...
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Page 25: Wireless Lans
AP. 3.1.3 Before You Begin • You should have valid login information for an existing network Access Point, otherwise you may not be able to make a network connection right away. NWD2705 User’s Guide... -
Page 26: Wireless Lan Overview
Wireless LAN security is vital to your network to protect wireless communications. If you do not enable any wireless security on your NWD2705, the NWD2705’s wireless communications are accessible to any wireless networking device that is in the coverage area. -
Page 27: Wep
ZyXEL utility and entering them manually as the WEP keys in the other WLAN adapter(s). • Enter the WEP keys manually. Your NWD2705 allows you to configure up to four 64-bit or 128-bit WEP keys. Only one key is used as the default key at any one time. -
Page 28: Wi-Fi Protected Setup
Look for a WPS button on each device. If the device does not have one, log into its configuration utility and locate the button (see the device’s User’s Guide for how to do this - for the NWD2705, Section 4.6.1 on page 49). -
Page 29: Pin Configuration
On a computer connected to the wireless client, try to connect to the Internet. If you can connect, WPS was successful. If you cannot connect, check the list of associated wireless clients in the AP’s configuration utility. If you see the wireless client in the list, WPS was successful. NWD2705 User’s Guide... -
Page 30: How Wps Works
WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK pre-shared key to the enrollee. Whether WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK is used depends on the standards supported by the devices. If the registrar is already part of a network, it sends the existing information. If not, it generates the SSID and WPA(2)-PSK randomly. NWD2705 User’s Guide... - Page 31 This section shows how security settings are distributed in an example WPS setup. The following figure shows an example network. In step 1, both AP1 and Client 1 are unconfigured. When WPS is activated on both, they perform the handshake. In this example, AP1 NWD2705 User’s Guide...
- Page 32 (it already has security information for the network). AP1 supplies the existing security information to Client 2. Figure 22 WPS: Example Network Step 2 REGISTRAR EXISTING CONNECTION CLIENT 1 ENROLLEE CLIENT 2 NWD2705 User’s Guide...
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Page 33: Limitations Of Wps
You can check the configuration interface of the registrar device to discover the key the network is using (if the device supports this feature). Then, you can enter the key into the non-WPS device and join the network as normal (the non-WPS device must also support WPA- PSK or WPA2-PSK). NWD2705 User’s Guide... - Page 34 Check the MAC addresses of your wireless clients (usually printed on a label on the bottom of the device). If there is an unknown MAC address you can remove it or reset the AP. NWD2705 User’s Guide...
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Page 35: Zyxel Utility: Station Mode
• On the Profile screen, you can create, delete and manage your wireless network profiles. See Section 4.5 on page 43 for details. • On the Adapter screen, you can select the frequency bands that the NWD2705 uses and enable WPS to set up a wireless network automatically. See Section 4.6 on page 48 for details. -
Page 36: Before You Begin
Use this screen to add, delete, edit or activate a profile with a set of wireless and security settings. Adapter Use this screen to select the frequency bands in which the NWD2705 operates and use Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS). NWD2705 User’s Guide... -
Page 37: The Link Info Screen
The SSID identifies the wireless network to which a wireless station is associated. This Name (SSID) field displays the name of the wireless device to which the NWD2705 is associated. AP MAC This field displays the MAC address of the AP or peer computer to which the NWD2705 is Address associated. Network Type This field displays the network type (Infrastructure) of the wireless network. -
Page 38: Trend Chart
(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 NWD2705 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. -
Page 39: The Site Survey Screen
This field shows whether data encryption is activated (WEP, WPA-PSK, or WPA2-PSK) or inactive (DISABLE). MAC address This field displays the MAC address of the wireless device. Surveyed at This field displays the time when the wireless device was scanned. NWD2705 User’s Guide... -
Page 40: Security Settings
Chapter 4 ZyXEL Utility: Station Mode 4.4.1 Security Settings When you configure the NWD2705 to connect to a network with wireless security activated and the security settings are disabled on the NWD2705, the screen varies according to the encryption method used by the selected network. - Page 41 Pass Phrase Enter a passphrase of up to 32 case-sensitive printable characters. As you enter the passphrase, the NWD2705 automatically generates four different WEP keys and displays the first in the key field below. Transmit Key Select a default WEP key to use for data encryption. The key displays in the adjacent field.
- Page 42 Click Back to go to the Site Survey screen to select and connect to another network. Next Click Next to confirm your selections and advance to the Summary screen. Refer to Section 4.4.2 on page Exit Click Exit to return to the Site Survey screen without saving. NWD2705 User’s Guide...
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Page 43: Summary Screen
NWD2705 cannot connect to a network. If you do not configure and activate a profile, each time you start the NWD2705, the NWD2705 uses the default profile to connect to any available network that has no security enabled. - Page 44 This field displays the channel number used by the profile. Security This field shows whether data encryption is activated (WEP, WPA-PSK, or WPA2-PSK) or inactive (DISABLE). Transmit Rate This field displays the transmission speed of the selected profile in megabits per second (Mbps). NWD2705 User’s Guide...
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Page 45: Adding A New Profile
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 NWD2705 associate to any AP or roam between any infrastructure wireless networks. - Page 46 Select WEP, WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK from the drop-down list box to enable data encryption. Otherwise, select DISABLE to allow the NWD2705 to communicate with the access points or other peer wireless computers without any data encryption, and skip to step 5.
- Page 47 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. Figure 37 Profile: Activate the Profile NWD2705 User’s Guide...
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Page 48: The Adapter Screen
Select 2.4+5G to have the NWD2705 utilize either the 2.4 GHz band or the 5 GHz band. Select 2.4G to have the NWD2705 operate in the 2.4 GHz band and connect to a 2.4 GHz wireless network (802.11b, 802.11g or 802.11n) only. -
Page 49: Wps: Pbc (Push Button Configuration)
4.6.2 WPS: PIN - Use this Device’s PIN This screen allows you to use the WPS Personal Identification Number mode, by entering the NWD2705’s unique PIN in the configuration utility of the other WPS-enabled device. See Section 3.4.2 on page 29 for more information. -
Page 50: Wps: Pin - Use The Pin From The Ap Or Wireless Router
LABEL DESCRIPTION This device’s PIN This is the NWD2705’s Personal Identification Number (PIN). This field is read-only. Enter the number that displays in this field into the configuration interface of the other WPS-enabled device. Note: Each time this screen displays, the PIN is different. The PIN is valid for only one WPS transaction. -
Page 51: Maintenance
(or “kernel”) level. Doing so could irreparably damage your installation. 5.1.3 Before You Begin • Disconnect the NWD2705 if you are going to uninstall or upgrade the ZyXEL utility, save your work in any other open programs, and then close them. NWD2705 User’s Guide... -
Page 52: The About Screen
Chapter 5 Maintenance 5.2 The About Screen The About screen displays driver and utility version numbers of the NWD2705. To display the screen as shown below, click the About ( ) button. Figure 42 About The following table describes the read-only fields in this screen. -
Page 53: Upgrading The Zyxel Utility
Disconnect the NWD2705 from your computer. Double-click on the setup program for the new utility to start the ZyXEL utility installation. Insert the NWD2705 and check the version numbers in the About screen to make sure the new utility is installed properly. - Page 54 Chapter 5 Maintenance NWD2705 User’s Guide...
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Page 55: Troubleshooting
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Page 57: Troubleshooting
6.1 Power, Hardware Connections, and LEDs The NWD2705 does not turn on. None of the LEDs turn on. Make sure the NWD2705 is correctly installed (refer to your Quick Start Guide). Restart the computer to which the NWD2705 is attached. -
Page 58: Accessing The Zyxel Utility
6.2 Accessing the ZyXEL Utility I cannot access the ZyXEL Utility Make sure the NWD2705 is properly inserted and the LEDs are on. Refer to the Quick Start Guide for information on how to properly connect the NWD2705. Use the Device Manager to check for possible hardware conflicts. Click Start > Settings >... - Page 59 • Make sure that the computer and the AP share the same security option and key. Verify the settings in the Profile Security Setting screen. • If you are using WPA(2)-PSK security, try changing your encryption type from TKIP to AES or vice versa. NWD2705 User’s Guide...
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Page 61: Appendix A Legal Information
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 written permission of ZyXEL Communications Corporation. Published by ZyXEL Communications Corporation. All rights reserved. - Page 62 С настоящото ZyXEL декларира, че това оборудване е в съответствие със съществените изисквания и другите приложими разпоредбите на Директива 1999/5/ЕC. [Icelandic] Hér með lýsir, ZyXEL því yfir að þessi búnaður er í samræmi við grunnkröfur og önnur viðeigandi ákvæði tilskipunar 1999/5/EC. NWD2705 User’s Guide...
- Page 63 Questo prodotto è conforme alla specifiche di Interfaccia Radio Nazionali e rispetta il Piano Nazionale di ripartizione delle frequenze in Italia. Se non viene installato all 'interno del proprio fondo, l'utilizzo di prodotti Wireless LAN richiede una “Autorizzazione Generale”. Consultare http://www.sviluppoeconomico.gov.it/ per maggiori dettagli. Latvia NWD2705 User’s Guide...
- Page 64 Your product is marked with this symbol, which is known as the WEEE mark. WEEE stands for Waste Electronics and Electrical Equipment. It means that used electrical and electronic products should not be mixed with general waste. Used electrical and electronic equipment should be treated separately. NWD2705 User’s Guide...
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Page 65: Index
20, 43 frequency CCMP getting started certifications Guide notices Quick Start viewing channel 26, 37, 39 configuration method important note Wireless Zero Configuration (WZC) ZyXEL utility hardware connections configuration status help connection status copyright NWD2705 User’s Guide... - Page 66 Service Set Identity (SSID) 20, 26 signal strength 38, 39 site information site survey scan packet collisions security settings passphrase 27, 41 SSID 20, 26, 37, 39, 58 password statistics product registration system tray NWD2705 User’s Guide...
- Page 67 27, 41 passphrase 27, 41 WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) WEP Encryption WEP key generation Wi-Fi Protected Access Wi-Fi Protected Setup Windows XP wireless client wireless LAN introduction security wireless LAN (WLAN) wireless network Wireless station mode profile NWD2705 User’s Guide...
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