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ZyXEL Communications ZyAIR 100 User Manual

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ZyAIR 100
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User's Guide
Version 1.0.3
October 2002

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  • Page 1 ZyAIR 100 Wireless PC Card User’s Guide Version 1.0.3 October 2002...
  • 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 ZyAIR 100 Wireless PC Card Federal Communications Commission(FCC) Interference Statement This 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 4: Information For Canadian Users

    ZyAIR 100 Wireless PC Card 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.

  • Page 5: Zyxel Limited Warranty

    ZyAIR 100 Wireless PC Card 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 years from the date of purchase. During the warranty period and...

  • Page 6: Customer Support

    ZyAIR 100 Wireless PC Card Customer Support Please have the following information ready when you contact customer support. • Product model and serial number. • Warranty Information. • Date that you received your device. • Brief description of the problem and the steps you took to solve it.

  • Page 7: Table Of Contents

    ZyAIR 100 Wireless PC Card Table of Contents Copyright..............................ii Federal Communications Commission(FCC) Interference Statement..........iii Information for Canadian Users......................iv ZyXEL Limited Warranty........................v Customer Support............................vi List of Figures............................ix List of Tables.............................ix Preface................................x GETTING STARTED ........................... I Chapter 1 Getting to Know Your ZyAIR .................... 1-1 Introduction ..........................
  • Page 8 ZyAIR 100 Wireless PC Card 3.4.3 Create Encryption Keys Manually ...................3-5 3.4.4 Advanced Configuration ....................3-6 3.4.5 Loop Back ........................3-8 3.4.6 AP Browser ........................3-9 3.4.7 Site Survey ........................3-10 Chapter 4 Advanced Configuration .....................4-1 Introduction..........................4-1 Advanced Property Parameters ....................4-1 4.2.1 Authentication Algorithm ....................4-1 4.2.2...
  • Page 9 Table 3-1 Utility – Access Point Browser Screen Menu Fields..............3-9 Table 4-1 Two Advanced Property Field Descriptions ................4-3 Table 5-1 Troubleshooting the Installation of Your ZyAIR 100..............5-1 Table 5-2 Troubleshooting the Configuration.................... 5-2 Table 5-3 Troubleshooting the Settings for the Access Point ..............5-2 Table 5-4 Troubleshooting Communication Problems ................

  • Page 10: Preface

    Congratulations on your purchase of the ZyAIR 100 Wireless PC Card. Online Registration Do not forget to register your ZyAIR 100 (fast, easy online registration at www.zyxel.com) for free future product updates and information. With a built-in Access Point and powerful routing features of the Prestige series models, you can place a wireless Prestige anywhere on a local network and create a wireless infrastructure for real-time database access, file sharing, email, printer sharing, and fast Internet access.
  • Page 11 For brevity’s sake, we will use “e.g.,” as shorthand for “for instance”, and “i.e.,” for “that is” or “in other words” throughout this manual. • The ZyAIR 100 Wireless PC Card may be referred to as the ZyAIR 100 or the ZyAIR in this user’s guide. Preface...

  • Page 13: Getting Started

    Getting Started GETTING STARTED Chapters 1 to 3 are structured as a step-by-step guide to help you connect, install and setup your ZyAIR to operate on your notebook computer.

  • Page 15: Chapter 1 Getting To Know Your Zyair

    ZyAIR 100 Wireless PC Card Chapter 1 Getting to Know Your ZyAIR This chapter introduces the main features and applications of the ZyAIR. Introduction The ZyAIR is an 11 Mbps IEEE 802.11(b) wireless PCMCIA card and that has a standard PCMCIA adapter which fits into any standard PCMCIA Type II notebook computer slot.

  • Page 16: Applications

    ZyAIR 100 Wireless PC Card • Flexibility and mobility to locate or move networked computers Applications The ZyAIR offers fast, reliable and cost-effective solutions for wireless networks. They include: • Remote Access to Corporate Network Information For email, file transfer and terminal emulation access.

  • Page 17: Chapter 2 Hardware Installation

    ZyAIR 100 Wireless PC Card Chapter 2 Hardware Installation This chapter shows you how to install the hardware. System Requirements • PCMCIA Type II slot • PCMCIA card and socket service that is Revision 2.1-compliant to PCMCIA specification (or higher) •...

  • Page 18: Figure 2-1 Inserting The Zyair Into Your Notebook Computer

    ZyAIR 100 Wireless PC Card Figure 2-1 Inserting the ZyAIR into your Notebook Computer The PCMCIA slot supports “hot swapping” of PCMCIA adapter, allowing you to insert or remove the ZyAIR from the slot whenever you like even when power to your computer is on.

  • Page 19: Chapter 3 Zyair Driver Installation

    ZyAIR 100 Wireless PC Card Chapter 3 ZyAIR Driver Installation This chapter shows you how to install the ZyAIR driver for Windows 95 (OSR2)/98/NT 4.0/2000/XP Operating Systems. Windows 95 (OSR2)/98/ME Setup Before starting driver installation, make sure that the ZyAIR has been inserted into a standard type II PCMCIA slot on your notebook computer.
  • Page 20 ZyAIR 100 Wireless PC Card Step 2. Select Search for the best driver for your device (Recommended) and then click Next. Step 3. Insert the support CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive and specify the location of the driver, then click Next.
  • Page 21 ZyAIR 100 Wireless PC Card Step 4. Click Next to continue. Step 5. Click Next to install the necessary driver. ZyAIR Driver Installation...
  • Page 22 ZyAIR 100 Wireless PC Card Step 6. Once the driver is installed, the Properties window displays as shown below.Accept the default settings. If you need to make changes, use the utility software (descussed later). Click OK to continue. Step 7.

  • Page 23: Windows Nt 4.0 Setup

    ZyAIR 100 Wireless PC Card Step 9. Click Start, then Control Panel, System and then the Device Manager tab. Double-click Network Adapters. Locate the ZyAIR icon. If no error icon appears, then your ZyAIR has been successfully installed. If you see an error message, then refer to the Troubleshooting section.
  • Page 24 ZyAIR 100 Wireless PC Card Step 3. Click Have Disk. ZyAIR Driver Installation...
  • Page 25 ZyAIR 100 Wireless PC Card Step 4. Insert the support CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive and specify the location of the driver. Step 5. Click OK. Windows will attempt to locate the INF file in the path specified. If you have entered the path correctly, Windows will copy and install the appropriate drivers onto your computer.
  • Page 26 ZyAIR 100 Wireless PC Card Step 7. Click Start, then Control Panel. Double-click Network, click on the Adapters tab, then click Properties. If you are assigned a static (fixed) IP address, select Specify an IP address and specify the IP Address , Subnet Mask and Default Gateway fields. If you are using a dynamic IP address, select Obtain an IP address from a DHCP server.

  • Page 27: Windows 2000 Setup

    ZyAIR 100 Wireless PC Card Windows 2000 Setup Step 1. Insert the ZyAIR into the PCMCIA slot of your computer. Windows will auto-detect the new hardware and displays Found New Hardware dialog box and then the Upgrade Device Driver Wizard.

  • Page 28: Windows Xp Setup

    ZyAIR 100 Wireless PC Card Windows XP Setup Step 1. Insert the ZyAIR100 into the PCMCIA slot on your notebook. Windows XP will auto-detect the ZyAIR and displays the Found New Hardware Wizard dialogue. Select Install from a list or specific (Advanced) and click Next.
  • Page 29 ZyAIR 100 Wireless PC Card Step 3. If you encounter the following warning screen, click Continue Anyway . Step 4. Windows will detect the ZyAIR and copy corresponding files onto your computer. Click Next. Step 5. Click Finish. Step 6.

  • Page 30: Software Installation Complete

    ZyAIR 100 Wireless PC Card Step 7. Click Start, Control Panel, Performance and Maintenance (in category view), System, Hardware, Device Manager. Cick Network Adapters. Locate the ZyAIR icon. If no error icon appears, your ZyAIR is working. Software Installation Complete Well Done! You have successfully installed and set up your ZyAIR to operate on your computer.

  • Page 31: Advanced Management

    Advanced Management ADVANCED MANAGEMENT This part provides information on configuring parameters...

  • Page 33: Chapter 3 Zyair Utility Installation And Configuration

    ZyAIR 100 Wireless PC Card Chapter 3 ZyAIR Utility Installation and Configuration This chapter shows you how to install the utility software and configure the ZyAIR. Installing the Utility Screen shots may vary depending on your version of Windows. Step 1.

  • Page 34: Accessing The Utility

    To run the utility for the first time, click Start and then Programs. Click ZyAIR 100 Utility. The icon for the ZyAIR appears in the system tray. Step 2. Double click on the ZyAIR 100 Utility icon in the system tray to display the utility window as shown next. ZyAIR Utility Installation and Configuration...

  • Page 35: Utility Screens

    ZyAIR 100 Wireless PC Card Figure 3-1 Utility – Configuration Utility Screens Configure and monitor your ZyAIR using the following screens: Configuration, Loop Back, AP Browser, Site Survey and About. Configuration The Configuration screen allows you to view and modify the current configurations of your ZyAIR easily and quickly.

  • Page 36: Wep (Wired Equivalent Privacy)

    ZyAIR 100 Wireless PC Card select the SSID option. This will prevent your computer from accidentally connecting to a different wireless network. Wireless clients associating to any AP must have the same SSID When moving your computer to another location within the network environment and it becomes out-of- range of the current AP, the roaming function will automatically connect your computer to another AP.

  • Page 37: Create Encryption Keys By Using A Passphrase

    ZyAIR 100 Wireless PC Card Figure 3-2 Utility – WEP Encryption The Encryption dialog box enables you to identify four different encryption keys and select one of them to encrypt your transmission data. There are two methods to set the WEP keys as described: 3.4.2 Create Encryption Keys by Using a Passphrase...

  • Page 38: Advanced Configuration

    ZyAIR 100 Wireless PC Card • Hexadecimal: 26 hexadecimal digits in the range of “A-F”, “a-f” and “0-9” (e.g. 00112233445566778899AABBCC). After entering the WEP keys in the key field, select one key as an active key, click OK and then click Apply to make the setting take effect.

  • Page 39: Figure 3-4 Rts Threshold

    ZyAIR 100 Wireless PC Card The Power Save function is only supported in the Ad-hoc network type. The Infrastructure network type is supported in upcoming firmware upgrades. Please contact your reseller for the most recent firmware. RTS Threshold The RTS Threshold prevents the hidden node problem. Hidden node is a situation in which two stations are within range of the same AP, but are not within range of each other.

  • Page 40: Loop Back

    ZyAIR 100 Wireless PC Card Enabling the RTS Threshold may cause redundant network overhead that could negatively affect the throughput performance instead of providing a remedy. Frag Threshold Fragmentation improves the efficiency when high traffic flows along in the wireless network. If your ZyAIR often transmits large files in the wireless network, you can enable the Fragmentation Threshold by clicking Enable in the Advanced Configuration window and the function will split the packet.

  • Page 41: Ap Browser

    ZyAIR 100 Wireless PC Card 3.4.6 AP Browser Click AP Browser to display the status of all the active AP. Figure 3-6 Utility – Access Point Browser The following table shows the field descriptions. Table 3-1 Utility – Access Point Browser Screen Menu Fields...

  • Page 42: Site Survey

    ZyAIR 100 Wireless PC Card Table 3-1 Utility – Access Point Browser Screen Menu Fields FIELD DESCRIPTION Noise This measures the actual amount of noise within your area. There may be situations where you are close to your AP but your signal is low. This may indicate a high noise level.

  • Page 43: Chapter 4 Advanced Configuration

    ZyAIR 100 Wireless PC Card Chapter 4 Advanced Configuration This chapter shows you advanced configuration for your ZyAIR. It is recommended to configure your ZyAIR using the utility program. Configuration using the Advanced Property window will NOT be reflected in the ZyAIR 100 Utility program.

  • Page 44: Advanced Configuration In Windows 95(Osr2)/98/Me

    Follow the steps below to access and configure the Advanced Properties window for your ZyAIR. Step 1. Click Start, Settings, and click Control Panel. Step 2. Double-click the Network icon and select the ZyAIR 100 Wireless PCMCIA icon. Step 3. Click Properties and then Advanced to display the window shown below. Advanced Configuration...

  • Page 45: Advanced Configuration In Windows 2000/Xp

    ZyAIR 100 Wireless PC Card The following table describes the two fields not configurable using the ZyAIR 100 Utility. It is recommended you use the default settings for these two fields. Table 4-1 Two Advanced Property Field Descriptions FIELD DESCRIPTION...

  • Page 46: Advanced Configuration In Windows Nt

    ZyAIR 100 Wireless PC Card Step 3. In the Device Manager window, under Network Adapter, right-click ZyAIR 100 Wireless PCMCIA and select Property. Step 4. Refer to Table 4-1 and Section 3.4 for field descriptions. Advanced Configuration in Windows NT Follow the steps below to access and configure the Advanced Properties window for your ZyAIR.

  • Page 47: Additional Information

    Additional Information ADDITIONAL INFORMATION This part contains Troubleshooting, Appendices, and the Index.

  • Page 49: Chapter 5 Troubleshooting

    ZyAIR 100 Wireless PC Card Chapter 5 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 During Driver Installation Table 5-1 Troubleshooting the Installation of Your ZyAIR...

  • Page 50: Problems With The Utility Configuration

    ZyAIR 100 Wireless PC Card Problems With the Utility Configuration Table 5-2 Troubleshooting the Configuration PROBLEM CORRECTIVE ACTION Problems encountered with Click Loopback in the Loop Back window to check the link status with the AP it is associated with (in Infrastructure mode).

  • Page 51: Problems Communicating With The Computer

    ZyAIR 100 Wireless PC Card Problems Communicating With the Computer Table 5-4 Troubleshooting Communication Problems PROBLEM CORRECTIVE ACTION The ZyAIR client cannot Make sure that the AP and the associated computer are on. communicate with the other Use the Site Survey utility to verify operating radio channel has low computer in the Ethernet interference.

  • Page 52: Appendix A Network Configuration

    ZyAIR 100 Wireless PC Card Appendix A Network Configuration The ZyAIR 100 supports the same network configuration options of Legacy Ethernet LANs as defined by the IEEE 802 standard. The ZyAIR 100 can be configured as: Ad-hoc for departmental or SOHO LANs.
  • Page 53 ZyAIR 100 Wireless PC Card An Ad-hoc wireless LAN is a group of computers, each equipped with one wireless adapter, and connected as an independent wireless LAN. Computers in a specific Ad-hoc wireless LAN must be configured on the same radio channel. An Ad-hoc wireless LAN is available at a departmental scale for a branch or SOHO operation.
  • Page 54 ZyAIR 100 Wireless PC Card The ZyAIR 100 provides access to a wired LAN for wireless computers. An integrated wireless and wired LAN is called an Infrastructure configuration. A group of wireless LAN computer users and an Access Point constitute a Basic Service Set (BSS). Each wireless-equipped computer in this BSS can talk to any computer in the wired LAN infrastructure via the Access Point.

  • Page 55: Appendix B Hardware Specifications

    ZyAIR 100 Wireless PC Card Appendix B Hardware Specifications Diagram 4 ZyAIR 100 Specifications Number of Operating 11 for North America, 14 for Japan, 13 for Europe (ETSI), 2 for Spain, 4 for France Channels Operating Frequency 2.412 ~ 2.462 GHz (North America) 2.412 ~ 2.484 GHz (Japan)

  • Page 56: Appendix C Important Safety Instructions

    Appendix C Important Safety Instructions The following safety instructions apply to the ZyAIR 100 Wireless PCMCIA Card: 1. Be sure to read and follow all warning notices and instructions. 2. Do not service the product by yourself. Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel.

  • Page 57: Index

    ZyAIR 100 Wireless PC Card Index Customer Support..........vi Access Point Setting Problem ......5-2 Access Points Browser ........3-9 data collision ...........3-7 Ad-hoc Topology ..........B data encryption ..........3-4 Advanced Concifugration data rate ............1-1 Windows 2000/XP ........4-3 Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum (DSSS) Technology..
  • Page 58 ZyAIR 100 Wireless PC Card Installation Power Save ............. 3-6 Hardware............. 2-1 Preamble Mode ..........4-1 Software ............3-1 Long............4-2 Installation Problem ........5-1 Short............4-2 Interrupt Number ..........4-4 problem description ........5-1 IO Port Address..........4-4 radio channel..........3-10 LED Descriptions..........
  • Page 59 ZyAIR 100 Wireless PC Card Transmission Range Wired Equivalent Privacy .......3-4 Effective ............D Troubleshooting ..........5-1 ZyAIR 100 Advantage ............x Voltage ...............E Applications ..........1-2 Features ............1-1 ZyAIR 100 Utility Setting Up ...........3-1 WEP ..... See Wired Equivalent Privacy Using ............3-2 WEP Encryption Screen........3-5...

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