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ZyXEL Communications G-120 User Manual

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ZyXEL G-120
802.11g Wireless CardBus Card
User's Guide
Version 1.00
Edition 1
6/2006

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  • Page 1 ZyXEL G-120 802.11g Wireless CardBus Card User’s Guide Version 1.00 Edition 1 6/2006...

  • Page 3: Copyright

    ZyXEL Communications Corporation. Published by ZyXEL Communications Corporation. All rights reserved.

  • Page 4: Certifications

    ZyXEL G-120 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.
  • Page 5 2 Select your product from the drop-down list box on the ZyXEL home page to go to that product's page. 3 Select the certification you wish to view from this page. 注意 ! 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。 Certifications ZyXEL G-120 User’s Guide...

  • Page 6: Zyxel Limited Warranty

    ZyXEL G-120 User’s Guide 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.

  • Page 7: Customer Support

    +7-3272-590-689 1-800-255-4101 www.us.zyxel.com +1-714-632-0882 +1-714-632-0858 ftp.us.zyxel.com +47-22-80-61-80 www.zyxel.no +47-22-80-61-81 ZyXEL G-120 User’s Guide REGULAR MAIL ZyXEL Communications Corp. 6 Innovation Road II Science Park Hsinchu 300 Taiwan ZyXEL Communications Czech s.r.o. Modranská 621 143 01 Praha 4 - Modrany Ceská...
  • Page 8 ZyXEL G-120 User’s Guide METHOD SUPPORT E-MAIL SALES E-MAIL LOCATION info@pl.zyxel.com POLAND http://zyxel.ru/support RUSSIA sales@zyxel.ru support@zyxel.es SPAIN sales@zyxel.es support@zyxel.se SWEDEN sales@zyxel.se support@ua.zyxel.com +380-44-247-69-78 UKRAINE sales@ua.zyxel.com support@zyxel.co.uk UNITED KINGDOM sales@zyxel.co.uk A. “+” is the (prefix) number you enter to make an international telephone call.

  • Page 9: Table Of Contents

    1.1 About Your G-120 ...19 1.2 Application Overview ...19 1.2.0.1 Infrastructure ...19 1.2.0.2 Ad-Hoc ...20 1.3 G-120 Hardware and Utility Installation ...21 1.3.1 ZyXEL Utility Icon ...21 1.4 Configuration Methods ...21 1.4.1 Enabling WZC ...21 1.4.2 Accessing the ZyXEL Utility ...22 Chapter 2 Tutorial ...
  • Page 10 ZyXEL G-120 User’s Guide 3.3 Introduction to OTIST 3.3.1 Enabling OTIST ...32 3.3.1.1 AP ...33 3.3.1.2 Wireless Client ...34 3.3.2 Starting OTIST ...34 3.3.3 Notes on OTIST ...35 Chapter 4 ZyXEL Utility Configuration ... 37 4.1 The Link Info Screen ...37 4.1.1 Trend Chart ...38...
  • Page 11 ZyXEL G-120 User’s Guide Index... 93 Table of Contents...
  • Page 12 ZyXEL G-120 User’s Guide Table of Contents...

  • Page 13: List Of Figures

    ZyXEL G-120 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-120 User’s Guide Figure 39 Windows XP SP1: Wireless Network Connection Status ... 65 Figure 40 Windows XP SP2: Wireless Network Connection ... 65 Figure 41 Windows XP SP1: Wireless Network Connection Properties ... 66 Figure 42 Windows XP SP2: Wireless Network Connection: WEP or WPA-PSK .. 67 Figure 43 Windows XP SP2: Wireless Network Connection: No Security ...

  • Page 15: List Of Tables

    ZyXEL G-120 User’s Guide List of Tables Table 1 ZyXEL Utility: System Tray Icon ... 21 Table 2 Link Info ... 37 Table 3 Station Mode: Link Info: Trend Chart ... 39 Table 4 Site Survey ... 40 Table 5 Security Setting: WEP ... 41 Table 6 Security Setting: WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK ...
  • Page 16 ZyXEL G-120 User’s Guide List of Tables...

  • Page 17: Preface

    Congratulations on your purchase of the ZyXEL G-120 802.11g Wireless CardBus Card. Your G-120 is easy to install and configure. About This User's Guide This manual is designed to guide you through the configuration of your G-120 for its various applications. Related Documentation •...
  • Page 18 ZyXEL G-120 User’s Guide Graphics Icons Key Wireless Access Point Server Internet Cloud Computer Notebook Computer Modem or Router Wireless Signal Preface...

  • Page 19: Chapter 1 Getting Started

    This chapter introduces the G-120 and prepares you to use the ZyXEL utility. 1.1 About Your G-120 The G-120 is an IEEE 802.11b/g compliant wireless LAN adapter. The ZyXEL utility is a tool that helps you configure your G-120. See the appendix for detailed product specifications.

  • Page 20: Ad-Hoc

    ZyXEL G-120 User’s Guide Figure 1 Application: Infrastructure 1.2.0.2 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 to each other.

  • Page 21: G-120 Hardware And Utility Installation

    When you use the ZyXEL utility, it automatically disables WZC. Figure 3 ZyXEL Utility: System Tray Icon The color of the ZyXEL utility system tray icon indicates the status of the G-120. Refer to the following table for details. Table 1 ZyXEL Utility: System Tray Icon...

  • Page 22: Accessing The Zyxel Utility

    ZyXEL G-120 User’s Guide Figure 4 Enable WZC Refer to the appendices for information on how to use WZC to manage the G-120. To re-activate the ZyXEL utility, double-click the ( (All) Programs, ZyXEL G-120 Utility, ZyXEL G-120 Utility GUI.

  • Page 23: Chapter 2 Tutorial

    1 Open the ZyXEL utility and click the Site Survey tab to open the screen as shown next. Chapter 2 Tutorial H A P T E R Section 2.1 on page Section 2.2 on page 25). ZyXEL G-120 User’s Guide Tutorial 23).

  • Page 24: Figure 6 Zyxel Utility: Site Survey

    ZyXEL G-120 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 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 G-120 User’s Guide Table 2 on page 37 http://www.zyxel.com...

  • Page 26: Figure 10 Zyxel Utility: Profile

    ZyXEL G-120 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 SSID is “SSID_Example3” and the pre-shared key is “ThisismyWPA-PSKpre-sharedkey” in the AP. You have chosen the profile name “PN_Example3”.

  • Page 27: Figure 12 Zyxel Utility: Profile Security

    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 G-120 User’s Guide...

  • Page 28: Figure 15 Zyxel Utility: Profile Activate

    ZyXEL G-120 User’s Guide Note: Only one profile can be activated and used at any given time. Figure 15 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.

  • Page 29: Wireless Lan Network

    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 G-120 User’s Guide Figure 2 on...

  • Page 30: Wireless Lan Security

    G-120, the G-120’s wireless communications are accessible to any wireless networking device that is in the coverage area. Note: You can only use WEP encryption if you set the G-120 to Ad-hoc mode. See the appendices for more detailed information about wireless security.

  • Page 31: Ieee 802.1X

    WLAN adapter(s). • Enter the WEP keys manually. Your G-120 allows you to configure up to four 64-bit, 128-bit or 256-bit WEP keys and 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...

  • Page 32: Wpa And Wpa2

    ZyXEL G-120 User’s Guide 3.2.1.3 WPA and WPA2 Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) is a subset of the IEEE 802.11i standard. WPA2 (IEEE 802.11i) is a wireless security standard that defines stronger encryption, authentication and key management than WPA. Key differences between WPA(2) and WEP are improved data encryption and user authentication.
  • Page 33 WPA-PSK key, select the Yes check box. If you manually configured a WEP key or a WPA-PSK key and you also selected this check box, then the key you manually configured is used. Chapter 3 Wireless LAN Network ZyXEL G-120 User’s Guide...

  • Page 34: Wireless Client

    ZyXEL G-120 User’s Guide 3.3.1.2 Wireless Client Start the ZyXEL utility and click the Adapter tab. Select the OTIST check box, enter the same Setup Key as your AP’s and click Save. 3.3.2 Starting OTIST Note: You must click Start in the AP OTIST web configurator screen and in the wireless client(s) Adapter screen all within three minutes (at the time of writing).

  • Page 35: Notes On Otist

    5 If you configure OTIST to generate a WPA-PSK key, this key changes each time you run OTIST. Therefore, if a new wireless client joins your wireless network, you need to run OTIST on the AP and ALL the wireless clients again. Chapter 3 Wireless LAN Network ZyXEL G-120 User’s Guide...
  • Page 36 ZyXEL G-120 User’s Guide Chapter 3 Wireless LAN Network...

  • Page 37: Zyxel Utility Configuration

    Network Name The SSID identifies the wireless network to which a wireless station is associated. (SSID) This field displays the name of the wireless device to which the G-120 is associated. Chapter 4 ZyXEL Utility Configuration ZyXEL G-120 User’s Guide...

  • Page 38: Trend Chart

    Table 2 Link Info (continued) LABEL DESCRIPTION AP MAC Address This field displays the MAC address of the AP or peer computer to which the G-120 is associated. Network Type This field displays the network type (Infrastructure or Ad-Hoc) of the wireless network.

  • Page 39: The Site Survey Screen

    This field displays the current data receiving rate in kilobits per second (Kbps). 4.2 The Site Survey Screen Use the Site Survey screen to scan for and connect to a wireless network automatically. Chapter 4 ZyXEL Utility Configuration ZyXEL G-120 User’s Guide...

  • Page 40: Figure 19 Site Survey

    ZyXEL G-120 User’s Guide Figure 19 Site Survey The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 4 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.

  • Page 41: Security Settings

    This field displays the time when the wireless device is scanned. 4.2.1 Security Settings When you configure the G-120 to connect to a network with wireless security activated and the security settings are disabled on the G-120, the screen varies according to the encryption method used by the selected network.

  • Page 42: Wpa-Psk/Wpa2-Psk

    Click Exit to return to the Site Survey screen without saving. 4.2.1.2 WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK Note: You can use WPA2 and WPA2-PSK with the G-120 only in Microsoft Windows XP or Windows 2000. Enter either 10 hexadecimal digits in the range of “A-F”, “a-f” and “0-9” (for example, 11AA22BB33) for HEX key type.

  • Page 43: Wpa-Radius/Wpa2-Radius

    Exit Click Exit to return to the Site Survey screen without saving. 4.2.1.3 WPA-RADIUS/WPA2-RADIUS Note: You can use WPA2 and WPA2-PSK with the G-120 only in Microsoft Windows XP or Windows 2000. Figure 22 Security Setting: WPA-RADIUS/WPA2-RADIUS Chapter 4 ZyXEL Utility Configuration Section 3.2.1.3 on page 32...

  • Page 44: Radius

    Certificate This field is only available when you select TLS in the Authentication Type field. Select a certificate used by the authentication server to authenticate the G-120. Note: You must first have a wired connection to a network and Validate Server Select the check box to check the certificate of the authentication server.

  • Page 45: Confirm New Settings

    Certificate This field is only available when you select TLS in the Authentication Type field. Select a certificate used by the authentication server to authenticate the G-120. Note: You must first have a wired connection to a network and Validate Server Select the check box to check the certificate of the authentication server.

  • Page 46: The Profile Screen

    G-120 cannot connect to a network. If you do not configure and activate a profile, each time you start the G-120, the G-120 uses the default profile to connect to any available network with security disabled.

  • Page 47: Figure 25 Profile

    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 G-120 User’s Guide...

  • Page 48: 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 G-120 associate to any AP or roam between any infrastructure wireless networks.
  • Page 49 Select an available wireless device in the table and click Select to add it to this profile. Whenever you activate this profile, the G-120 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.

  • Page 50: Figure 27 Profile: Select A Channel

    Wireless Mode This displays b+g and allows the G-120 to connect to either an IEEE 802.11g or IEEE 802.11b wireless device. 3 If you select Infrastructure network type in the first screen, select WEP, WPA-PSK, WPA-RADIUS, WPA2-PSK, WPA2-RADIUS or RADIUS from the drop-down list box to enable data encryption.

  • Page 51: Figure 28 Profile: Security Settings

    4 The screen varies depending on the encryption method you select in the previous screen. The settings must be exactly the same on the APs or other peer wireless computers as they are on the G-120. Refer to wireless security configuration.

  • Page 52: The Adapter Screen

    Note: Once you activate a profile, the ZyXEL utility will use that profile the next time it is started. Figure 31 Profile: Activate the Profile 4.4 The Adapter Screen To set the advanced features on the G-120, click the Adapter tab. Chapter 4 ZyXEL Utility Configuration...

  • Page 53: Figure 32 Adapter

    All IEEE 802.11b/g compliant wireless adapters support Long Preamble, but not all support short preamble. Select Auto to have the G-120 automatically use short preamble when all access point or wireless stations support it; otherwise the G-120 uses long preamble.
  • Page 54 ZyXEL AP or wireless router all within three minutes. See for more information. Save Click Save to save the changes back to the G-120 and return to the Link Info screen. wireless router, you must also make the same change here.

  • Page 55: Chapter 5 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-120. To display the screen as shown below, click the about ( Figure 33 About The following table describes the read-only fields in this screen.

  • Page 56: Upgrading The Zyxel Utility

    2 Follow the steps in computer. 3 Restart your computer when prompted. 4 Disconnect the G-120 from your computer. 5 Double-click on the setup program for the new utility to start the ZyXEL utility installation. Section 5.2 on page 55...
  • Page 57 ZyXEL G-120 User’s Guide 6 Insert the G-120 and check the version numbers in the About screen to make sure the new utility is installed properly. Chapter 5 Maintenance...
  • Page 58 ZyXEL G-120 User’s Guide Chapter 5 Maintenance...

  • Page 59: Chapter 6 Troubleshooting

    Table 15 Troubleshooting Starting ZyXEL Utility PROBLEM CORRECTIVE ACTION Cannot start the Make sure the G-120 is properly inserted and the LED(s) is on. Refer to the Quick ZyXEL Wireless 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.

  • Page 60: Problems Communicating With Other Computers

    Make sure that the AP and the associated computers are turned on and working properly. Make sure the G-120 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.

  • Page 61: Product Specifications

    Media Access Protocol Frequency Channels Data Rate Appendix A Product Specifications P P E N D I X Product Specifications ZyXEL G-120 802.11g Wireless CardBus Card CardBus Type II IEEE 802.11b IEEE 802.11g Infrastructure Ad-Hoc 2.412-2.4835GHz IEEE 802.11b: 11 Channels (North America and Taiwan) IEEE 802.11g: 11 Channels (North America and Taiwan)
  • Page 62 ZyXEL G-120 User’s Guide Table 18 Product Specifications (continued) Modulation Output Power RX Sensitivity SOFTWARE SPECIFICATIONS Device Drivers Security IEEE 802.11g: 54, 48, 36, 24, 18, 12, 9, 6 Mbps (OFDM) IEEE 802.11b: 11, 5.5 Mbps (CCK), 2 Mbps (DQPSK), 1 Mbps...

  • Page 63: Management With Wireless Zero Configuration

    Management with Wireless Zero This appendix shows you how to manage your G-120 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 64: Figure 37 Windows Xp Sp2: System Tray Icon

    Wireless Network Connection Status screen. Figure 37 Windows XP SP2: System Tray Icon The type of the wireless network icon in Windows XP SP2 indicates the status of the G-120. Refer to the following table for details. Table 19 Windows XP SP2: System Tray Icon...

  • Page 65: Figure 39 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. Select a wireless network in the list and click Connect to join the selected wireless network. Figure 40 Windows XP SP2: Wireless Network Connection Appendix B Management with Wireless Zero Configuration ZyXEL G-120 User’s Guide...

  • Page 66: Figure 41 Windows Xp Sp1: Wireless Network Connection Properties

    This denotes that this wireless network is your preferred network. Ordering your preferred networks is important because the G-120 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.

  • Page 67: Figure 42 Windows Xp Sp2: Wireless Network Connection: Wep Or Wpa-Psk

    This denotes the wireless network is not available. Security Settings When you configure the G-120 to connect to a secure network but the security settings are not yet enabled on the G-120, you will see different screens according to the authentication and encryption methods used by the selected network.

  • Page 68: Figure 44 Windows Xp: Wireless (Network) Properties: Association

    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 G-120 a key. provided for me automatically...

  • Page 69: Figure 45 Windows Xp: Wireless (Network) Properties: Authentication

    Smart Card or other Certificate. Properties Click this button to open the properties screen and configure certificates. The screen varies depending on what you select in the EAP type field. Appendix B Management with Wireless Zero Configuration ZyXEL G-120 User’s Guide...

  • Page 70: Figure 46 Windows Xp: Protected Eap Properties

    ZyXEL G-120 User’s Guide Table 23 Windows XP: Wireless (network) properties: Authentication (continued) LABEL DESCRIPTION Authenticate as Select this check box to have the computer send its information to the network for computer when authentication when a user is not logged on.

  • Page 71: Figure 47 Windows Xp: Smart Card Or Other Certificate Properties

    Smart Card or other Certificate Properties Figure 47 Windows XP: Smart Card or other Certificate Properties Appendix B Management with Wireless Zero Configuration obtain the certificate(s) from a certificate authority (CA). Consult your network administrator for more information. ZyXEL G-120 User’s Guide...

  • Page 72: Table 25 Windows Xp: Smart Card Or Other Certificate Properties

    ZyXEL G-120 User’s Guide The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 25 Windows XP: Smart Card or other Certificate Properties LABEL DESCRIPTION Use my smart card Select this check box to use the smart card for authentication.

  • Page 73: Figure 48 Windows Xp Sp2: Wireless Networks: Preferred Networks

    Figure 49 Windows XP SP1: Wireless Networks: Preferred Networks 2 Whenever the G-120 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 74 ZyXEL G-120 User’s Guide Appendix B Management with Wireless Zero Configuration...

  • Page 75: Appendix C Wireless Security

    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 Wireless Security ZyXEL G-120 User’s Guide P P E N D I X Wireless Security...

  • Page 76: Dynamic Wep Key Exchange

    ZyXEL G-120 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 77: Table 26 Comparison Of Eap Authentication Types

    Encryption Standard (AES) in the Counter mode with Cipher block chaining Message authentication code Protocol (CCMP) to offer stronger encryption than TKIP. Appendix C Wireless Security EAP-MD5 EAP-TLS EAP-TTLS Optional None Strong Strong Easy Hard Moderate ZyXEL G-120 User’s Guide PEAP LEAP Optional Strong Moderate Moderate Moderate...

  • Page 78: User Authentication

    ZyXEL G-120 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 79: Figure 50 Wpa-Psk Authentication

    AP and the wireless clients. Appendix C Wireless Security ZyXEL G-120 User’s Guide...

  • Page 80: Figure 51 Wpa(2) With Radius Application Example

    ZyXEL G-120 User’s Guide Figure 51 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 81: Setting Up Your Computer's Ip Address

    "communicate" with your network. Windows 95/98/Me Click Start, Settings, Control Panel and double-click the Network icon to open the Network window Appendix D Setting up Your Computer’s IP Address ZyXEL G-120 User’s Guide P P E N D I X...

  • Page 82: Figure 52 Windows 95/98/Me: Network: Configuration

    ZyXEL G-120 User’s Guide Figure 52 WIndows 95/98/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.

  • Page 83: Figure 53 Windows 95/98/Me: Tcp/Ip Properties: Ip Address

    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 G-120 User’s Guide...

  • Page 84: Figure 54 Windows 95/98/Me: Tcp/Ip Properties: Dns Configuration

    ZyXEL G-120 User’s Guide Figure 54 Windows 95/98/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.

  • Page 85: Figure 55 Windows Xp: Start Menu

    2 For Windows XP, click Network Connections. For Windows 2000/NT, click Network and Dial-up Connections. Figure 56 Windows XP: Control Panel 3 Right-click Local Area Connection and then click Properties. Appendix D Setting up Your Computer’s IP Address ZyXEL G-120 User’s Guide...

  • Page 86: Figure 57 Windows Xp: Control Panel: Network Connections: Properties

    ZyXEL G-120 User’s Guide Figure 57 Windows XP: Control Panel: Network Connections: Properties 4 Select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) (under the General tab in Win XP) and click Properties. Figure 58 Windows XP: Local Area Connection Properties 5 The Internet Protocol TCP/IP Properties window opens (the General tab in Windows XP).

  • Page 87: Figure 59 Windows Xp: Advanced Tcp/Ip Settings

    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 G-120 User’s Guide...

  • Page 88: Figure 60 Windows Xp: Internet Protocol (Tcp/Ip) Properties

    ZyXEL G-120 User’s Guide • • Figure 60 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).

  • Page 89: Figure 61 Macintosh Os 8/9: Apple Menu

    2 Select Ethernet built-in from the Connect via list. Figure 62 Macintosh OS 8/9: TCP/IP 3 For dynamically assigned settings, select Using DHCP Server from the Configure: list. Appendix D Setting up Your Computer’s IP Address ZyXEL G-120 User’s Guide...

  • Page 90: Figure 63 Macintosh Os X: Apple Menu

    ZyXEL G-120 User’s Guide 4 For statically assigned settings, do the following: • • • • 5 Close the TCP/IP Control Panel. 6 Click Save if prompted, to save changes to your configuration. 7 Restart your computer (if prompted). Verifying Settings Check your TCP/IP properties in the TCP/IP Control Panel window.

  • Page 91: Figure 64 Macintosh Os X: Network

    From the Configure box, select Manually. Type your IP address in the IP Address box. Type your subnet mask in the Subnet mask box. Type the IP address of your gateway in the Router address box if you have one. ZyXEL G-120 User’s Guide...
  • Page 92 ZyXEL G-120 User’s Guide Appendix D Setting up Your Computer’s IP Address...
  • Page 93 Disclaimer driver version Dynamic WEP Key Exchange Index EAP Authentication Enabling OTIST Encryption Encryption Type getting started graphics icons key hardware connections IEEE 802.1x 31, 44 Infrastructure initialization vector (IV) Interference Statement link information ZyXEL G-120 User’s Guide Index...
  • Page 94 ZyXEL G-120 User’s Guide Message Integrity Check (MIC) 32, 77 network type One-Touch Intelligent Security Technology open system authentication OTIST Introduction PA2-PSK Pairwise Master Key (PMK) passphrase 30, 41 password phrase Power Saving Mode product specifications profile 37, 47 activation...
  • Page 95 32, 43, 77 WPA2 32, 43, 77 WPA2-Pre-Shared Key 32, 77 WPA2-PSK 32, 77 WPA-PSK 32, 42, 77 WZC (Wireless Zero Configuration) ZyXEL Limited Warranty Note ZyXEL Utility accessing help opening system tray icon upgrade version Index ZyXEL G-120 User’s Guide...

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