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NWD3105
Wireless N-lite PCI Express Adapter
Default Login Details
Version 1.0.0
Edition 1, 05/2012
www.zyxel.com
Copyright © 2012
ZyXEL Communications Corporation

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  • Page 1 NWD3105 Wireless N-lite PCI Express Adapter Default Login Details Version 1.0.0 Edition 1, 05/2012 www.zyxel.com Copyright © 2012 ZyXEL Communications Corporation...
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  • Page 3   FCC STATEMENT This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
  • Page 4   Note: The manufacturer is not responsible for any radio or TV interference caused by unauthorized modifications to this equipment. Such modifications could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. FCC RF Radiation Exposure Statement: This equipment complies with FCC RF radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment.
  • Page 5   Outdoor use limited to 10 Military Radiolocation use. Refarming of the 2.4 GHz France mW e.i.r.p. within the band band has been ongoing in recent years to allow current 2454-2483.5 MHz relaxed regulation. Full implementation planned 2012 If used outside of own premises, general authorization is Italy None required...

  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

      CONTENTS Package Contents ......................1   Chapter 1 Introduction ..................... 2     Chapter 2 Installation Guide..................4     Chapter 3 Configuration for Windows XP ............13     Chapter 4 Configuration for Windows Vista ............27    ...

  • Page 7: Package Contents

    Make sure that the package contains the above items. If any of the listed items are damaged or missing, please contact with your distributor. Conventions: The NWD3105 Wireless N-lite PCI Express Adapter may also be referred to as the ‘Adapter’ in this user guide.  ...

  • Page 8: Chapter 1 Introduction

    (802.11n/g/b) products. The adapter supports WEP, WPA and WPA2 encryption to prevent outside intrusion and protect your personal information from being exposed. The Quick Setup Wizard guides you step by step through the installation process; the NWD3105 Wireless N-lite PCI-E Adapter Utility helps you create a wireless connection immediately.
  • Page 9    Easy to configure and provides monitoring information  Drivers supports Windows XP/Vista/7  Note: This device leverages some 802.11n features to provide improved performance and coverage compared to 802.11a/g devices, and fully interoperates with 802.11n products if they are Wi-Fi CERTIFIED, but it does not conform to all of the requirements in the IEEE specification and is not classified as "n"...

  • Page 10: Chapter 2 Installation Guide

    The Adapter’s Setup Wizard will guide you through the Installation procedure for Windows XP. The Setup Wizard will install the NWD3105 Wireless N-lite PCI-E Adapter Utility and drivers. When you install the hardware prior to before installing the software, the system will prompt “Found New Hardware Wizard”, click Cancel, and run the Setup Wizard program on the CD-...
  • Page 11   Figure 2-1 will display after a moment. Click Next to continue. Soon, Figure 2-2 Figure 2-2  ...
  • Page 12   After that, you should choose a Setup type. It is recommended that you select Install Client Utilities and Driver. Select Install Driver Only to install driver only. (shown in Figure 2-3). Click Next to continue. Figure 2-3 Click Browse to change the destination location for the software, then click Next in the screen below (shown in Figure 2-4).

  • Page 13: Figure

      After that, select the program folder, you should create a new folder name or select one from the Existing Folders list. It is recommended that you keep the default setting. Click Next to continue the installation. Figure 2-5 Choose configuration tool, if you are not sure, please leave it default. Then click Next to continue.
  • Page 14   Click OK to continue the Installation. Wait a while for the setup as shown in Figure 2-7 Figure 2-7  Note: For Windows XP, the Setup Wizard will notify you of how to proceed with the installation during these steps (shown in Figure 2-8 ).

  • Page 15: Figure

    2.2.3 Software Installation for Windows Vista/ Windows 7 Insert the Resource CD into your CD-ROM drive. To continue, find the CD/DVD drive where the installation CD was placed. Open NWD3105 folder, and double-click Setup.exe. Then the following screen for preparing setup will appear.
  • Page 16   Figure 2-10 Soon, Figure 2-11 will display after a moment. Click Next to continue. Figure 2-11  ...
  • Page 17   Click Yes to continue. Figure 2-12 The following page will display and please wait a moment. Figure 2-13  Note: For Windows Vista/ Windows 7, the Setup Wizard will notify you of how to proceed with the installation during these steps (shown in Figure 2-14). Our drivers have been tested thoroughly, and are able to work with the operating system.
  • Page 18   Figure 2-14 Click Finish to complete the installation. Figure 2-15  ...

  • Page 19: Chapter 3 Configuration For Windows Xp

      Chapter 3 Configuration for Windows XP NWD3105 can be configured by NWD3105 Wireless N-lite PCI-E Adapter Utility in Windows XP. This chapter describes how to configure your Adapter for wireless connectivity on your Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) and use the data security encryption features.
  • Page 20   3.1 Current Status The Current Status tab contains general information about the program and its operations. The Current Status tab needn’t any configurations. Figure 3-1 The following table describes the items found on the Current Status screen. Profile Name - This shows the name of current selected configuration profile. The ...
  • Page 21   IP Address - This displays the computer’s IP address.  Control Channel - This shows the currently connected channel.  Data Encryption - Here displays the encryption type the driver is using. You can configure  it on the Security tab of Profile Management. Server Based Authentication - This shows whether the server based authentication is ...
  • Page 22   Figure 3-2 3.2.1 Add or Modify a Configuration Profile To add a new configuration profile, click New on the Profile Management tab. To modify a configuration profile, select the configuration profile from the Profile list and click Modify. Then you will see the Management dialog box (shown in Figure 3-3).
  • Page 23   Figure 3-3 Edit the Security tab Select the Security tab in the screen above, and then you can edit the fields to configure the profile. To define the security mode, select the radio button of the desired security mode as follows.
  • Page 24   WPA/WPA2: Wi-Fi Protected Access  WPA/WPA2 Passphrase: Wi-Fi Protected Access Passphrase  802.1x: Enables 802.1x security.  Pre-Shared Key (Static WEP): Enables the use of shared keys that are defined on both the  access point and the station. To define shared encryption keys, choose the Shared Key radio button and click Configure to fill in the Define Shared Keys window (shown in Figure None: No security (not recommended).
  • Page 25   Edit the Advanced tab This screen below allows you to make advanced configuration for the profile. Figure 3-6 Power Save Mode - Please select the power save mode in the drop-down list.   Maximum - Selects maximum mode to let the access point buffer incoming messages for the Adapter.
  • Page 26   using wireless network adapters on each computer, such as two or more NWD3105 wireless adapters.  Note: An Infrastructure network contains an Access Point or wireless router. All the wireless devices or clients will connect to the wireless router or access point.

  • Page 27: X Figure

      Figure 3-7 3.2.2 Remove a profile Go to the Profile Management tab (shown in Figure 3-2 Select the profile name in the Profiles List. Click Remove.  Note: The profile being used can’t be removed. 3.2.3 Switch another Profile Go to the Profile Management screen (shown in Figure 3-2 Select the profile name required in the Profiles List.

  • Page 28: Figure

      Figure 3-8 3.2.5 Import a Profile Figure 3-2), click Import…. Then the Import From the Profile Management screen (shown in Profile will appear below. Browse to the directory where the profile is located. Highlight the profile name. Click Open, the imported profile will then appear in the Profiles List. Figure 3-9  ...
  • Page 29   3.2.6 Scan Available Networks Click Scan on the Profile Management screen (shown in Figure 3-2 ), the Available Infrastructure and Ad Hoc Networks window will appear below. Click Refresh to refresh the list at any time. Highlight a network name and click Activate to connect to an available network. If no configuration profile exists for that network, the Profile Management window will open the General tab screen.
  • Page 30   Figure 3-11 Highlight the profiles to add to auto profile selection, and click Add. The profile will appear in the Auto Selected Profiles box. Highlight a profile in the Auto Selected Profiles box. Click Move Up or Move Down as appropriate. ...

  • Page 31: Figure

      3.3 Diagnostics The Diagnostics tab of the NWD3105 Wireless N-lite PCI-E Adapter Utility provides buttons used to retrieve receiving and transmitting statistics. The Diagnostics tab does not require any configuration. The Diagnostics tab lists the following receiving and transmitting diagnostics for frames received or transmitted by the wireless network adapter: ...

  • Page 32: Figure

      Card Name - The name of the wireless network adapter.  MAC Address - The MAC address of the wireless network adapter.  Driver - The driver name and path of the wireless network adapter driver.  Driver Version - The version of the wireless network adapter driver. ...

  • Page 33: Chapter 4 Configuration For Windows Vista

      Chapter 4 Configuration for Windows Vista NWD3105 Wireless N-lite PCI-E Adapter Utility is not available for Windows Vista. So after the Adapter's driver has been installed, we have to use Windows WLAN Auto-config to establish a connection. Please follow the steps below.
  • Page 34   Enter the passphrase, take 1234567890 for example. And then click Connect. Figure 4-3 Enter Passphrase If the key entered is correct, you will successfully connect to the network. Figure 4-4 Connecting  ...
  • Page 35   Click Close to finish. Figure 4-5 successfully Connected  ...

  • Page 36: Chapter 5 Configuration For Windows 7

      Chapter 5 Configuration for Windows 7 AR52 Wireless Lite-N Client Utility (AWCU) is not available for Windows 7. So after the Adapter's driver has been installed, we have to use Windows WLAN Autoconfig to establish a connection. Please follow the steps below. Click the icon at the bottom of your screen in your system tray and then you will see the available wireless network list.
  • Page 37   If your wireless network is secured, you will be required to enter the security key as shown in Figure 5-2. Enter the passphrase, take 1234567890 for example. And then click OK. Figure 5-2 Enter Passphrase If the key entered is correct, you will successfully connect to the network as shown in Figure 5-3.

  • Page 38: Chapter 6 Wps Configuration

    First, the WPS software should be installed. Insert the Resource CD into your CD-ROM drive, and open the folder named NWD3105. Double-click WPS.exe in the proper folder to start the installation, then the following screen for preparing setup will appear.
  • Page 39   Then, please follow the clue of the Operation System to complete the WPS installation. After that, WPS function can be enabled. Here we will introduce how to configure the WPS (For the configuration of WPS, here takes the Wireless Router of our company for example). 6.1 PBC (Push Button Configuration) method Firstly, press the WPS button directly on the front panel of the Router shown in Figure 6-2.
  • Page 40   Then select Push the button on my access point in the next screen shown in Figure 6-4 and click Next. Figure 6-4 Then wait a minute until Figure 6-5 appears. Click Finish to complete the WPS configuration. Figure 6-5  ...
  • Page 41   6.2 PIN method There are two ways to configure the WPS by PIN method: Enter a PIN into your AP device. Enter the PIN from your AP device. Following are the detailed configuration procedure of each way. 6.2.1 Enter a PIN into your AP device Double click the icon on the desktop to open the WPS Utility and then you can see the welcome screen shown as Figure 6-3 Click Next to continue.
  • Page 42   Open the Router’s Web-based Utility and click WPS link on the left of the main menu. Then Figure 6-7 will appear. Figure 6-7 Click Add device, then you can see Figure 6-8. Select Enter the new device’s PIN and enter the PIN value of the adapter shown in Figure 6-6, click Connect.
  • Page 43   Figure 6-9 When Figure 6-5 appears, the WPS configuration is complete.  Note: If you generate a new PIN code for your Router, please enter the new one instead.  ...

  • Page 44: Chapter 7 Troubleshooting

      Chapter 7 Troubleshooting This chapter offers some suggestions to solve problems you might encounter.   7.1 LED Problems 7.1.1 The NWD3105 does not turn on. None of the LEDs turn on.  Make sure the NWD3105 is correctly installed (refer to your Quick Start Guide).   Restart the computer to which the NWD3105 is attached.   If the problem continues, contact the vendor.  7.1.2 One of the LEDs does not behave as expected.  Make sure you understand the normal behavior of the LED.  ...
  • Page 45    Change the AP and the associated wireless clients to use another radio channel if interference is  high.   Make sure that the computer and the AP share the same security option and key. Verify the  settings in the Profile Security Setting screen.  ...

  • Page 46: Appendix A: Glossary

      Appendix A: Glossary  802.11b - The 802.11b standard specifies a wireless product networking at 11 Mbps using direct-sequence spread-spectrum (DSSS) technology and operating in the unlicensed radio spectrum at 2.4GHz, and WEP encryption for security. 802.11b networks are also referred to as Wi-Fi networks.
  • Page 47    Spread Spectrum - Spread Spectrum technology is a wideband radio frequency technique developed by the military for use in reliable, secure, mission-critical communications systems. It is designed to trade off bandwidth efficiency for reliability, integrity, and security. In other words, more bandwidth is consumed than in the case of narrowband transmission, but the trade off produces a signal that is, in effect, louder and thus easier to detect, provided that the receiver knows the parameters of the spread-spectrum signal being broadcast.

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