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- Page 1 NWD Series Dual-Band Wireless USB Adapter NWD6505 NWD6605 Version 1.00 Edition 1, 05/2013 Quick Start Guide User’s Guide www.zyxel.com Copyright © 2013 ZyXEL Communications Corporation...
- Page 2 IMPORTANT! READ CAREFULLY BEFORE USE. KEEP THIS GUIDE FOR FUTURE REFERENCE. Screenshots and graphics in this book may differ slightly from your product due to differences in your product firmware or your computer operating system. Every effort has been made to ensure that the information in this manual is accurate.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Contents Overview Contents Overview Introduction and Configuration ......................7 Getting Started ............................9 Tutorial ..............................12 Wireless LANs ............................21 ................................29 Troubleshooting ..........................29 Troubleshooting ............................31 NWD Series User’s Guide... - Page 4 Contents Overview NWD Series User’s Guide...
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Page 5: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents Table of Contents Contents Overview ..........................3 Table of Contents ..........................5 Part I: Introduction and Configuration ............7 Chapter 1 Getting Started ............................9 1.1 Overview .............................9 1.1.1 Before You Begin ........................9 1.2 About Your NWD Series Wireless LAN Adapter ................9 1.2.1 Hardware ...........................9 1.2.2 NWD Series LED Indicator Function .................. - Page 6 Table of Contents Part II: ......................29 Part II: Troubleshooting .................. 29 Chapter 4 Troubleshooting..........................31 4.1 Power, Hardware Connections, and LEDs ..................31 4.2 Link Quality ............................32 4.3 Problems Communicating with Other Computers ................32 Appendix A Legal Information......................33 Index ..............................39 NWD Series User’s Guide...
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Page 9: Getting Started
H A PT ER Getting Started 1.1 Overview The ZyXEL NWD Series of dual-band wireless USB adapters can connect to a 2.4 G network or a 5G network and bring you a better Internet experience over existing 802.11 networks. This section includes an overview of your NWD Series adapter.What You Need to Know The following terms and concepts may help as you read through this section, and subsequently as you read through the rest of the User’s Guide. - Page 10 One-touch WPS button e -t u u ch WPS button One-touch WPS button One-touch WPS button 1.2.1.2 NWD6505 Dual-Band Wireless AC600 USB Adapter Figure 2 NWD6505 Physical Characteristics LED Indicator: Link/ Act LED Indicator: Link/ Act LED Indicator: Link/ Act...
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Page 11: Nwd Series Led Indicator Function
Chapter 1 Getting Started 1.2.2 NWD Series LED Indicator Function The following table describes the function of the NWD Series’s LED indicators. Table 1 NWD Series LED Indicator Legend STATUS DESCRIPTION The driver is installed. Slow Blinking The NWD is searching for available wireless device or a WPS connection is being initiated. -
Page 12: Tutorial
H A PT ER Tutorial 2.1 Overview This tutorial shows you how to join a wireless infrastructure network using the ZyXEL utility. The wireless client is labeled C and the Access Point is labeled AP. Figure 3 Infrastructure Network 2.1.1 What You Can Do in This Tutorial •... -
Page 13: Driver Installation
Chapter 2 Tutorial 2.2 Driver Installation Note: Before beginning, ensure that your NWD Series adapter is NOT connected to the host computer. Insert the provided setup disc and run. Select Setup from the startup screen. The Driver Installation Tool window appears. Click Next. NWD Series User’s Guide... - Page 14 Chapter 2 Tutorial When driver installation is complete, a screen appears prompting you to plug in your NWD Series adapter. Plug in the adapter and click Next. NWD Series User’s Guide...
- Page 15 Chapter 2 Tutorial The Installation Complete screen appears. Click Finish to complete the driver installation. NWD Series User’s Guide...
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Page 16: Network Connection
Chapter 2 Tutorial 2.3 Network Connection There are two ways to create a network connection. • 2.3.1 ZyXEL Network Connection Wizard (Windows Zero Configuration) • 2.3.2 Connecting to an AP using Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) 2.3.1 ZyXEL Network Connection Wizard (Windows Zero Configuration) The ZyXEL Network Connection Wizard appears after you click Finish in the previously shown screen.. - Page 17 Chapter 2 Tutorial The network selection screen appears. Choose the desired connection and click Connect. Click Next. The network security key screen appears. If prompted, enter the Security Key for the selected connection and click OK. Click Next. NWD Series User’s Guide...
- Page 18 Chapter 2 Tutorial Connection is complete. Click Finish in the next screen to complete the connection setup. NWD Series User’s Guide...
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Page 19: Connecting To An Ap Using Wi-Fi Protected Setup (Wps)
Connection Wizard window that appears after you click Finish in the final step in the driver installation. Press and hold the adapter’s WPS button. The WPS scan window appears. Figure 4 NWD6505 WPS Scan Window Figure 5 NWD6605 WPS Scan Window NWD Series User’s Guide... - Page 20 Within two minutes, press the button on the router or AP until the indicator blinks. The following window appears. Configuration may take up to two minutes. Figure 6 NWD6505 Connection Progress Window Figure 7 NWD6605 Connection Progress Window The wireless connection icon next to the clock in the Taskbar should indicate when the connection is complete.
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Page 21: Wireless Lans
H A PT ER Wireless LANs 3.1 Overview This section provides background information on wireless Local Area Networks. 3.1.1 What You Need to Know The following terms and concepts may help as you read through this section. Server When two or more devices are connected digitally to form a network, the one that distributes data to the other devices is known as the “server”. -
Page 22: Wireless Lan Overview
Chapter 3 Wireless LANs 3.2 Wireless LAN Overview The following figure provides an example of a wireless network with an AP. Figure 8 Example of a Wireless Network The wireless network is the part in the blue circle. In this wireless network, devices A and B are called wireless clients. -
Page 23: Wep
Chapter 3 Wireless LANs 3.3.1 WEP 3.3.1.1 Data Encryption WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) encryption scrambles all data packets transmitted between the NWD Series and the AP or other wireless stations to keep network communications private. Both the wireless stations and the access points must use the same WEP key for data encryption and decryption. -
Page 24: Wi-Fi Protected Setup
Chapter 3 Wireless LANs single, alphanumeric password to derive a PMK which is used to generate unique temporal encryption keys. This prevent all wireless devices sharing the same encryption keys. (a weakness of WEP) If both an AP and the wireless clients support WPA2-PSK, use WPA2-PSK for stronger data encryption. - Page 25 Chapter 3 Wireless LANs The roles of registrar and enrollee last only as long as the WPS setup process is active (two minutes). The next time you use WPS, a different device can be the registrar if necessary. The WPS connection process is like a handshake; only two devices participate in each WPS transaction.
- Page 26 Chapter 3 Wireless LANs registrar, since it is configured (it already has security information for the network). AP1 supplies the existing security information to Client 2. Figure 11 WPS: Example Network Step 2 REGISTRAR EXISTING CONNECTION CLIENT 1 ENROLLEE CLIENT 2 In step 3, you add another access point (AP2) to your network.
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Page 27: Limitations Of Wps
Chapter 3 Wireless LANs 3.4.2 Limitations of WPS WPS has some limitations of which you should be aware. • When you use WPS, it works between two devices only. You cannot enroll multiple devices simultaneously, you must enroll one after the other. For instance, if you have two enrollees and one registrar you must set up the first enrollee (by pressing the WPS button on the registrar and the first enrollee, for example), then check that it successfully enrolled, then set up the second device in the same way. - Page 28 Chapter 3 Wireless LANs NWD Series User’s Guide...
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Page 29: Troubleshooting
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Page 31: Troubleshooting
H A PT ER Troubleshooting This chapter offers some suggestions to solve problems you might encounter. The potential problems are divided into the following categories. • Power, Hardware Connections, and LEDs • Link Quality • Problems Communicating with Other Computers 4.1 Power, Hardware Connections, and LEDs The NWD Series adapter does not turn on. -
Page 32: Link Quality
Chapter 4 Troubleshooting 4.2 Link Quality The link quality and/or signal strength is poor. Scan for and connect to another AP with a better link quality. Move your computer closer to the AP or the peer computer(s) within the transmission range. There may be too much radio interference (for example from a microwave oven, or another AP using the same channel) around your wireless network. -
Page 33: 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 34 Appendix A Legal Information Certifications 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 tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
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Page 35: Zyxel Limited Warranty
Appendix A Legal Information ZyXEL Limited Warranty ZyXEL warrants to the original end user (purchaser) that this product is free from any defects in material or workmanship for a specific period (the Warranty Period) from the date of purchase. The Warranty Period varies by region. Check with your vendor and/or the authorized ZyXEL local distributor for details about the Warranty Period of this product. - Page 36 Appendix A Legal Information [Slovenian] ZyXEL izjavlja, da je ta oprema v skladu z bistvenimi zahtevami in ostalimi relevantnimi določili direktive 1999/5/EC. [Slovak] ZyXEL týmto vyhlasuje, že zariadenia spĺňa základné požiadavky a všetky príslušné ustanovenia Smernice 1999/5/EC. [Finnish] ZyXEL vakuuttaa täten että laitteet tyyppinen laite on direktiivin 1999/5/EY oleellisten vaatimusten ja sitä koskevien direktiivin muiden ehtojen mukainen.
- Page 37 Appendix A Legal Information 1. Although Norway, Switzerland and Liechtenstein are not EU member states, the EU Directive 1999/5/EC has also been implemented in those countries. 2. The regulatory limits for maximum output power are specified in EIRP. The EIRP level (in dBm) of a device can be calculated by adding the gain of the antenna used(specified in dBi) to the output power available at the connector (specified in dBm).
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Page 39: Index
Index Index about your ZyXEL Device frequency Access Point (AP) Access point (AP) Access Point. See also AP. ACT LED Advanced Encryption Standard getting started Guide See also access point. Quick Start authentication type auto open system shared key auto authentication LEDs lights LINK LED... - Page 40 Index product registration introduction security wireless LAN (WLAN) wireless network wireless tutorial vs WPA-PSK Quick Start Guide WPA2 vs WPA2-PSK WPA2-PSK WPA-PSK 23, 24 radio interference registration product related documentation security 22, 23 data encryption Service Set Identity (SSID) SSID 22, 32 Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP) trademarks...