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ZyXEL Communications NWA1300-NJ User Manual

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802.11 b/g/n In-wall PoE Access Point
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Firmware Version 1.0
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  • Page 1 NWA1300-NJ 802.11 b/g/n In-wall PoE Access Point Default Login Details User Name admin Password 1234 Firmware Version 1.0 Edition 1, 03/2011 www.zyxel.com www.zyxel.com Copyright © 2011 ZyXEL Communications Corporation...

  • Page 3: About This User's Guide

    User’s Guide PDF. Related Documentation • Quick Start Guide The Quick Start Guide is designed to help you get your NWA1300-NJ up and running right away. It contains information on setting up your network and configuring for Internet access.
  • Page 4 About This User's Guide The Technical Writing Team, ZyXEL Communications Corp., 6 Innovation Road II, Science-Based Industrial Park, Hsinchu, 30099, Taiwan. Need More Help? More help is available at www.zyxel.com. • Download Library Search for the latest product updates and documentation from this link. Read...
  • Page 5 ZyXEL office for the region in which you bought the device. See http://www.zyxel.com/web/contact_us.php for contact information. Please have the following information ready when you contact an office. • Product model and serial number. • Warranty Information. • Date that you received your device. NWA1300-NJ User’s Guide...

  • Page 6: Document Conventions

    Syntax Conventions • The NWA1300-NJ may be referred to as the “NWA1300-NJ”, the “device”, the “product” or the “system” in this User’s Guide. • Product labels, screen names, field labels and field choices are all in bold font.
  • Page 7 Document Conventions Icons Used in Figures Figures in this User’s Guide may use the following generic icons. The NWA1300-NJ icon is not an exact representation of your device. NWA1300-NJ Computer Notebook computer Server DSLAM Telephone Switch Router NWA1300-NJ User’s Guide...

  • Page 8: Safety Warnings

    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. NWA1300-NJ User’s Guide...

  • Page 9: Table Of Contents

    User’s Guide ........................... 15 Introduction ..........................17 The Web Configurator ....................... 21 Tutorials ............................. 25 Technical Reference ......................29 Network Setting ......................... 31 Wireless LAN ..........................35 Administration ..........................45 System Tools ..........................67 Troubleshooting ......................... 69 NWA1300-NJ User’s Guide...
  • Page 10 Contents Overview NWA1300-NJ User’s Guide...

  • Page 11: Table Of Contents

    1.1 Overview ..........................17 1.2 Applications ......................... 18 1.3 Ways to Manage the NWA1300-NJ ..................18 1.4 Good Habits for Managing the NWA1300-NJ ..............18 1.5 Resetting the NWA1300-NJ ....................19 1.5.1 Procedure to Use the Reset Button ................19 1.6 LEDs ............................
  • Page 12 6.6 SNMP ..........................58 6.6.1 SNMPv3 User Profile ....................61 6.7 SYSTEM STATUS ....................... 64 6.8 PING COMMAND ....................... 66 Chapter 7 System Tools........................... 67 7.1 Overview ..........................67 7.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter ................67 NWA1300-NJ User’s Guide...
  • Page 13 Chapter 8 Troubleshooting........................69 8.1 Overview ..........................69 8.2 Power, Hardware Connections, and LEDs ................69 8.3 NWA1300-NJ Access and Login ..................70 8.4 Internet Access ........................71 8.5 Wireless LAN Troubleshooting .................... 72 Appendix A Product Specifications..................73 Appendix B Pop-up Windows, JavaScripts and Java Permissions ........75 Appendix C Setting Up Your Computer’s IP Address.............
  • Page 14 Table of Contents NWA1300-NJ User’s Guide...

  • Page 15: User's Guide

    User’s Guide...

  • Page 17: Introduction

    Power over Ethernet (PoE) to eliminate the need for power sockets. The compact NWA1300-NJ can fit in a standard size wall outlet box, which allows you to hide it in the wall or wallboard with the wall jack faceplate.

  • Page 18: Applications

    • Web Configurator. This is for everyday management of the NWA1300-NJ using a (supported) web browser. By default, the NWA1300-NJ is in DHCP client mode. You need to connect the NWA1300-NJ to a DHCP server to obtain an IP address first before accessing the web configurator.

  • Page 19: Resetting The Nwa1300-Nj

    Figure 2 NWA1300-NJ Reset Button Reset Button 1.5.1 Procedure to Use the Reset Button Make sure the power LED is on. Press the reset button for longer than five seconds to set the NWA1300-NJ back to its factory-default configurations. NWA1300-NJ User’s Guide...

  • Page 20: Leds

    DESCRIPTION PWR/SYS Green The NWA1300-NJ is receiving power and starts Blinking The NWA1300-NJ is self-testing. The NWA1300-NJ is not receiving power or the NWA1300-NJ is ready for use. ETHN Yello The NWA1300-NJ is receiving power and starts Green The NWA1300-NJ is receiving power and starts...

  • Page 21: The Web Configurator

    NWA1300-NJ (refer to the Quick Start Guide). The NWA1300-NJ’s Ethernet port is set to DHCP client mode by default. Make sure the NWA1300-NJ is connected to a DHCP server. Check your DHCP server to know the IP address assigned to the NWA1300-NJ by the DHCP server.
  • Page 22 Submit. Figure 4 Password Screen Note: For security reasons, the NWA1300-NJ automatically logs you out if you do not use the web configurator for five minutes (default). Simply log back into the NWA1300-NJ if this happens.

  • Page 23: The Web Configurator Layout

    • A - navigation panel • B - main window • C - status bar 2.3.1 Navigation Panel Use the sub-menus on the navigation panel to configure NWA1300-NJ features. The following table describes the sub-menus. Table 2 Screens Summary LINK...

  • Page 24: Main Window

    Table 2 Screens Summary LINK FUNCTION MANAGEMEN Use this screen to change administrative settings such as system password and your NWA1300-NJ’s time and date. Use this screen to configure from which IP address(es) users can use FTP to access the NWA1300-NJ.

  • Page 25: Tutorials

    Thomas wants to set up a wireless network so that the users can use their notebooks or computers to wirelessly access the Internet through the NWA1300- NJ. In this wireless network, the NWA1300-NJ serves as an access point (AP), and the notebook with a wireless network card or USB/PCI adapter is the wireless client.

  • Page 26: Configuring The Nwa1300-Nj Wireless Network Settings

    DoNotStealMyWirelessNetwork 802.11 Mode IEEE 802.11b/g/n (Mixed) Follow the steps below to configure the wireless settings on the NWA1300-NJ. Note: To see the current SSID, go to the ADMINISTRATION > SYSTEM STATUS or the QUICK VIEW screen. Open the WIRELESS > BASIC screen in the NWA1300-NJ’s web configurator.
  • Page 27 Chapter 3 Tutorials Set security mode to WPA, select the Use WPA with Pre-shared Key option and enter “DoNotStealMyWirelessNetwork” in the Pre-shared Key field. Click Apply. NWA1300-NJ User’s Guide...

  • Page 28: Connecting To The Nwa1300-Nj Wirelessly

    Click QUICK VIEW to open the system status screen. Verify your wireless and wireless security settings and check if the WLAN connection is up. The user can now use the notebook’s wireless client to search for the NWA1300-NJ (see Section 3.2.2 on page 28).

  • Page 29: Technical Reference

    Technical Reference...

  • Page 31: Network Setting

    H A P T E R Network Setting 4.1 Overview This chapter describes how to configure your NWA1300-NJ’s IP address to communicate with the wired network to which the NWA1300-NJ is connected. 4.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter Use the LINK (Section 4.3 on page...
  • Page 32 Too large an MTU size may mean retransmissions if the packet encounters a router that can't handle that large a packet. Too small an MTU size means relatively more header overhead and more acknowledgements that have to be sent and handled. NWA1300-NJ User’s Guide...

  • Page 33: Link

    Chapter 4 Network Setting 4.3 LINK Use this screen to change your IP settings. The NWA1300-NJ’s Ethernet port is set to DHCP client mode by default. Click NETWORK SETTING > LINK. Figure 6 NETWORK SETTING > LINK The following table describes the labels in this screen.
  • Page 34 Enter the IP addresses of the connected ENC (Enterprise Network Address Center) server for central management. If the NWA1300-NJ is connected to a DHCP server that supports option 224, the NWA1300-NJ can obtain the ENC server’s IP address automatically from the DHCP server.

  • Page 35: Wireless Lan

    Wireless LAN 5.1 Overview This chapter discusses how to configure the wireless network settings in your NWA1300-NJ. See the appendices for more detailed information about wireless networks. The following figure provides an example of a wireless network. Figure 7 Example of a Wireless Network The wireless network is the part in the blue circle.

  • Page 36: What You Can Do In This Chapter

    You can make every user log in to the wireless network before they can use it. This is called user authentication. However, every wireless client in the wireless network has to support IEEE 802.1x to do this. NWA1300-NJ User’s Guide...
  • Page 37 RADIUS server. Therefore, there is no user authentication. Suppose the wireless network has two wireless clients. Device A only supports WEP, and device B supports WEP and WPA. Therefore, you should set up static WEP in the wireless network. NWA1300-NJ User’s Guide...

  • Page 38: Basic

    If you want to use WPA2 in your NWA1300-NJ, you can select to support WPA as well. In this case, if some wireless clients support WPA and some support WPA2, you should select the WPA/WPA2 option in the NWA1300-NJ.
  • Page 39 Select 20 MHz if you want to lessen radio interference with other wireless devices in your neighborhood. Transmit Set the output power of the NWA1300-NJ in this field. If there is a high Power density of APs in an area, decrease the output power of the NWA1300-NJ to reduce interference with other APs.

  • Page 40: Advanced

    Fragmentatio The threshold (number of bytes) for the fragmentation boundary for n Threshold directed messages. It is the maximum data fragment size that can be sent. Enter an even number between 800 and 2432. NWA1300-NJ User’s Guide...
  • Page 41 Select Dynamic Preamble to automatically use short preamble when all wireless devices on the network support it, otherwise the NWA1300-NJ uses long preamble. Note: If a wireless device uses a different preamble mode than the...

  • Page 42: Security

    Select this to allow wireless stations to communicate with the access points without any data encryption or authentication. Note: If you do not enable any wireless security on your NWA1300-NJ, your network is accessible to any wireless networking device that is within range. NWA1300-NJ User’s Guide...
  • Page 43 WEP key. Select this to configure and enable WEP encryption. Encryption The NWA1300-NJ allows you to configure up to four 64-bit or 128-bit WEP keys but only one key can be enabled at any one time. Mode Select the type of input mode from the drop-down list box.
  • Page 44 Select Shared Key to force the clients to provide the WEP key prior to communication. Default Click Default to reload the default configuration for this screen. Apply Click Apply to save your changes back to the NWA1300-NJ. NWA1300-NJ User’s Guide...

  • Page 45: Administration

    • Use the MANAGEMENT screen (Section 6.2 on page 46) to set the password, change your NWA1300-NJ’s time and date and configure from which IP address(es) users can manage the NWA1300-NJ. • Use the FTP screen (Section 6.3 on page 48) to configure from which IP address(es) users can use FTP to access the NWA1300-NJ.

  • Page 46: Management

    Chapter 6 Administration 6.2 MANAGEMENT Use this screen to set the password and configure the NWA1300-NJ’s time based on your local time zone. Click ADMINISTRATION > MANAGEMENT. The following screen displays. Figure 11 ADMINISTRATION > MANAGEMENT NWA1300-NJ User’s Guide...
  • Page 47 This field is not configurable if you select Use NTP (Network Time Protocol) Time Server. Get from My Click this button to set the time and date on the NWA1300-NJ to be Computer the same as the management computer. This button is not available if you select Use NTP (Network Time Protocol) Time Server.

  • Page 48: Ftp

    Select Specify and then enter the IP address(es) or ranges of IP addresses of the computer(s) that are allowed to log in to configure the NWA1300-NJ. The addresses can be on the LAN or the WAN. Allow remote Ping (Packet INternet Groper) is a protocol that sends out ICMP echo user to ping the requests to test whether or not a remote host is reachable.

  • Page 49: Firmware

    IP Address with the NWA1300-NJ using this service. Select All to allow any computer to access the NWA1300-NJ using FTP. Choose Selected to just allow the computer with the IP address that you specify to access the NWA1300-NJ using FTP.

  • Page 50: Manual Firmware Upgrade Using The Web Configurator

    Chapter 6 Administration 6.4.1 Manual Firmware Upgrade Using the Web Configurator Follow the instructions in this screen to upload firmware to your NWA1300-NJ using the web configurator. Click ADMINISTRATION > FIRMWARE. Figure 13 ADMINISTRATION > FIRMWARE > Manual Firmware Upgrade: Using...

  • Page 51: Scheduled Firmware Upgrade

    Address field. Specify the name of the firmware file in the File Name field. Click Apply to start the file transfer process. When the file transfer is completed successfully, the NWA1300-NJ automatically restarts. WARNING! Do not interrupt the file upload process as this may PERMANENTLY damage the device.
  • Page 52 Select Disable or Enable to turn the scheduled firmware upgrade function on or off (disabled by default). Disable TFTP Server Type the IP address of the TFTP server from which the NWA1300-NJ can download new firmware files. File A synchronization check file is a .txt file containing the latest firmware Synchronizati filename and version number on the TFTP server.

  • Page 53: Configuration

    Chapter 6 Administration Note: When the NWA1300-NJ restarts, all connections terminate. Subscribers need to log in again. The following figure shows an example of a check file’s content. Figure 16 Synchronization Check File Example 6.5 CONFIGURATION You can use the web configurator to perform configuration file backup and restore.
  • Page 54 Chapter 6 Administration Click ADMINISTRATION > CONFIGURATION. A screen displays as shown next. Click Backup. Figure 17 ADMINISTRATION > CONFIGURATION: Backup Using HTTP A File Download window displays as shown next. Click Save. Figure 18 Configuration Backup: File Download NWA1300-NJ User’s Guide...

  • Page 55: Backup Configuration Using Tftp

    Specify the file name and/or location and click Save to start the backup process. 6.5.2 Backup Configuration Using TFTP Use the following procedure to use TFTP to back up the device’s current configuration to a file on a TFTP server. NWA1300-NJ User’s Guide...

  • Page 56: Restore Configuration Using Http

    6.5.3 Restore Configuration Using HTTP This section shows you how to upload a new or previously saved configuration file from your computer to your NWA1300-NJ. Note: This function erases the current configuration before restoring a previous back up configuration; please do not attempt to restore unless you have a backup configuration file stored on disk.

  • Page 57: Restore Configuration Using Tftp

    Specify the location and filename of a configuration file in the Local PC File Path field or click Browse. Click Apply to start the configuration restore process. The NWA1300-NJ automatically restarts after the restoration process is complete. 6.5.4 Restore Configuration Using TFTP This section shows you how to upload a new or previously saved configuration file from a TFTP server to your NWA1300-NJ.

  • Page 58: Back To Factory Defaults

    NWA1300-NJ to its factory defaults. You can also press the reset button on the front panel to reset the factory defaults of your NWA1300-NJ. Refer to the chapter about introducing the Web Configurator for more information on the reset button.
  • Page 59 An agent is a management software module that resides in a managed device (the NWA1300-NJ). An agent translates the local management information from the managed switch into a form compatible with SNMP. The manager is the console through which network administrators perform network management functions. It executes applications that control and monitor managed devices.
  • Page 60 NWA1300-NJ through the network via SNMP. Otherwise, select Disable. Port SNMP Port Enter the NWA1300-NJ’s port number to which the manager station sends requests. Trap Port Enter the port number on which the manager station listens for SNMP traps and information from the NWA1300-NJ.

  • Page 61: Snmpv3 User Profile

    Enter the IP address of the Network Management System (NMS) that controls and monitors the managed device (NWA1300-NJ). If the NWA1300-NJ is connected to a DHCP server that supports option 224, the NWA1300-NJ can obtain the ENC server’s IP address automatically from the DHCP server.
  • Page 62 Select the checkbox to activate the SNMPv3 login account. SNMPv3 Admin/Enable SNMPv3 User Username Specify the username of a login account on the NWA1300-NJ. Password Enter the password from 8 to 20 ASCII characters for the login account. Confirm Enter the password again for confirmation.
  • Page 63 - the account has read and write rights, meaning that the user can create and edit the MIBs on the NWA1300-NJ, except the user account and AAA configuration. readonly - the account has read right only, meaning the user can collect information from the NWA1300-NJ.

  • Page 64: System Status

    The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 15 ADMINISTRATION > SYSTEM STATUS LABEL DESCRIPTION Service Internet This field displays the status of the NWA1300-NJ’s connection to the Connection Internet. Wireless Service This field displays the status of the NWA1300-NJ’s wireless LAN. NWA1300-NJ User’s Guide...
  • Page 65 BootROM Version This field displays the version of the bootbase in the NWA1300-NJ. LAN MAC Address This field displays the MAC address of the NWA1300-NJ on the LAN. WLAN MAC This field displays the MAC address of the NWA1300-NJ on the Address WLAN.

  • Page 66: Ping Command

    Click this button to have the device ping the IP address. Clear Click this button to clear the ping results in the multi-line text box. Ping Result This multi-line text box displays the results of the ping. NWA1300-NJ User’s Guide...

  • Page 67: System Tools

    67) to reboot the NWA1300-NJ. 7.2 RESTART Click SYSTEM TOOLS > RESTART to open the screen shown next. Click Apply to have the NWA1300-NJ reboot. This does not affect the NWA1300-NJ's configuration. Figure 28 SYSTEM TOOLS > RESTART NWA1300-NJ User’s Guide...
  • Page 68 Chapter 7 System Tools NWA1300-NJ User’s Guide...

  • Page 69: Troubleshooting

    Wireless LAN Troubleshooting 8.2 Power, Hardware Connections, and LEDs The NWA1300-NJ does not turn on. None of the LEDs turn on. Make sure the NWA1300-NJ is connected to a PoE switch. Make sure the PoE switch is connected to an appropriate power source and the power source is turned on.

  • Page 70: Nwa1300-Nj Access And Login

    I forgot the IP address for the NWA1300-NJ. The NWA1300-NJ’s Ethernet port is in DHCP client mode by default. If the NWA1300-NJ is working as a DHCP client and receives an IP address from a DHCP server, check the DHCP server for the NWA1300-NJ’s IP address.

  • Page 71: Internet Access

    Chapter 8 Troubleshooting I can see the Login screen, but I cannot log in to the NWA1300-NJ. Make sure you have entered the user name and password correctly. The default user name is admin and default password is 1234. These fields are case- sensitive, so make sure [Caps Lock] is not on.

  • Page 72: Wireless Lan Troubleshooting

    Chapter 8 Troubleshooting The Internet connection is slow or intermittent. There might be a lot of traffic on the network. If the NWA1300-NJ is sending or receiving a lot of information, try closing some programs that use the Internet, especially peer-to-peer applications.

  • Page 73: Appendix A Product Specifications

    Reset Button The reset button is built into the front panel. Use this button to restore the NWA1300-NJ to its factory default settings. Press for 1 second to restart the device. Press for 5 seconds to restore to factory default settings.
  • Page 74 Configuration Backup & Make a copy of the NWA1300-NJ’s configuration and put it back Restoration on the NWA1300-NJ later if you decide you want to revert back to an earlier configuration. Time and Date Get the current time and date from an external server when you turn on your NWA1300-NJ.

  • Page 75: Appendix B Pop-Up Windows, Javascripts And Java Permissions

    Disable Pop-up Blockers In Internet Explorer, select Tools, Pop-up Blocker and then select Turn Off Pop-up Blocker. Figure 29 Pop-up Blocker You can also check if pop-up blocking is disabled in the Pop-up Blocker section in the Privacy tab. NWA1300-NJ User’s Guide...
  • Page 76 Click Apply to save this setting. Enable Pop-up Blockers with Exceptions Alternatively, if you only want to allow pop-up windows from your device, see the following steps. In Internet Explorer, select Tools, Internet Options and then the Privacy tab. NWA1300-NJ User’s Guide...
  • Page 77 Select Settings…to open the Pop-up Blocker Settings screen. Figure 31 Internet Options: Privacy Type the IP address of your device (the web page that you do not want to have blocked) with the prefix “http://”. For example, http://192.168.167.1. NWA1300-NJ User’s Guide...
  • Page 78 Figure 32 Pop-up Blocker Settings Click Close to return to the Privacy screen. Click Apply to save this setting. JavaScripts If pages of the web configurator do not display properly in Internet Explorer, check that JavaScripts are allowed. NWA1300-NJ User’s Guide...
  • Page 79 Figure 33 Internet Options: Security Click the Custom Level... button. Scroll down to Scripting. Under Active scripting make sure that Enable is selected (the default). Under Scripting of Java applets make sure that Enable is selected (the default). NWA1300-NJ User’s Guide...

  • Page 80: Java Permissions

    Figure 34 Security Settings - Java Scripting Java Permissions From Internet Explorer, click Tools, Internet Options and then the Security tab. Click the Custom Level... button. Scroll down to Microsoft VM. Under Java permissions make sure that a safety level is selected. NWA1300-NJ User’s Guide...
  • Page 81 Click OK to close the window. Figure 35 Security Settings - Java JAVA (Sun) From Internet Explorer, click Tools, Internet Options and then the Advanced tab. Make sure that Use Java 2 for <applet> under Java (Sun) is selected. NWA1300-NJ User’s Guide...
  • Page 82 The steps below apply to Mozilla Firefox 3.0 as well. You can enable Java, Javascripts and pop-ups in one screen. Click Tools, then click Options in the screen that appears. Figure 37 Mozilla Firefox: TOOLS > Options NWA1300-NJ User’s Guide...
  • Page 83 Click Content to show the screen below. Select the check boxes as shown in the following screen. Figure 38 Mozilla Firefox Content Security Opera Opera 10 screens are used here. Screens for other versions may vary slightly. NWA1300-NJ User’s Guide...
  • Page 84 Appendix B Pop-up Windows, JavaScripts and Java Permissions Allowing Pop-Ups From Opera, click Tools, then Preferences. In the General tab, go to Choose how you prefer to handle pop-ups and select Open all pop-ups. Figure 39 Opera: Allowing Pop-Ups NWA1300-NJ User’s Guide...
  • Page 85 Content from the left-side menu. Select the check boxes as shown in the following screen. Figure 40 Opera: Enabling Java To customize JavaScript behavior in the Opera browser, click JavaScript Options. Figure 41 Opera: JavaScript Options Select the items you want Opera’s JavaScript to apply. NWA1300-NJ User’s Guide...
  • Page 86 Appendix B Pop-up Windows, JavaScripts and Java Permissions NWA1300-NJ User’s Guide...

  • Page 87: Appendix C Setting Up Your Computer's Ip Address

    P P E N D I X Setting Up Your Computer’s IP Address Note: Your specific NWA1300-NJ may not support all of the operating systems described in this appendix. See the product specifications for more information about which operating systems are supported.
  • Page 88 Appendix C Setting Up Your Computer’s IP Address Windows XP/NT/2000 The following example uses the default Windows XP display theme but can also apply to Windows 2000 and Windows NT. Click Start > Control Panel. In the Control Panel, click the Network Connections icon. NWA1300-NJ User’s Guide...
  • Page 89 Appendix C Setting Up Your Computer’s IP Address Right-click Local Area Connection and then select Properties. On the General tab, select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and then click Properties. NWA1300-NJ User’s Guide...
  • Page 90 In the Command Prompt window, type "ipconfig" and then press [ENTER]. You can also go to Start > Control Panel > Network Connections, right-click a network connection, click Status and then click the Support tab to view your IP address and connection information. NWA1300-NJ User’s Guide...

  • Page 91: Windows Vista

    Appendix C Setting Up Your Computer’s IP Address Windows Vista This section shows screens from Windows Vista Professional. Click Start > Control Panel. In the Control Panel, click the Network and Internet icon. Click the Network and Sharing Center icon. NWA1300-NJ User’s Guide...
  • Page 92 Appendix C Setting Up Your Computer’s IP Address Click Manage network connections. Right-click Local Area Connection and then select Properties. Note: During this procedure, click Continue whenever Windows displays a screen saying that it needs your permission to continue. NWA1300-NJ User’s Guide...
  • Page 93 Appendix C Setting Up Your Computer’s IP Address Select Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) and then select Properties. NWA1300-NJ User’s Guide...
  • Page 94 ISP. You may also have to enter a Preferred DNS server and an Alternate DNS server, if that information was provided.Click Advanced. Click OK to close the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties window. 10 Click OK to close the Local Area Connection Properties window. NWA1300-NJ User’s Guide...
  • Page 95 Status and then click the Support tab to view your IP address and connection information. Windows 7 This section shows screens from Windows 7 Enterprise. Click Start > Control Panel. In the Control Panel, click View network status and tasks under the Network and Internet category. NWA1300-NJ User’s Guide...
  • Page 96 Appendix C Setting Up Your Computer’s IP Address Click Change adapter settings. Double click Local Area Connection and then select Properties. Note: During this procedure, click Continue whenever Windows displays a screen saying that it needs your permission to continue. NWA1300-NJ User’s Guide...
  • Page 97 Appendix C Setting Up Your Computer’s IP Address Select Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) and then select Properties. NWA1300-NJ User’s Guide...
  • Page 98 DNS server and an Alternate DNS server, if that information was provided. Click Advanced if you want to configure advanced settings for IP, DNS and WINS. Click OK to close the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties window. Click OK to close the Local Area Connection Properties window. NWA1300-NJ User’s Guide...
  • Page 99 In the Command Prompt window, type "ipconfig" and then press [ENTER]. The IP settings are displayed as follows. Mac OS X: 10.3 and 10.4 The screens in this section are from Mac OS X 10.4 but can also apply to 10.3. Click Apple > System Preferences. NWA1300-NJ User’s Guide...
  • Page 100 Appendix C Setting Up Your Computer’s IP Address In the System Preferences window, click the Network icon. When the Network preferences pane opens, select Built-in Ethernet from the network connection type list, and then click Configure. NWA1300-NJ User’s Guide...
  • Page 101 • In the IP Address field, type your IP address. • In the Subnet Mask field, type your subnet mask. • In the Router field, type the IP address of your device. Click Apply Now and close the window. NWA1300-NJ User’s Guide...
  • Page 102 Figure 42 Mac OS X 10.4: Network Utility Mac OS X: 10.5 and 10.6 The screens in this section are from Mac OS X 10.5 but can also apply to 10.6. Click Apple > System Preferences. NWA1300-NJ User’s Guide...
  • Page 103 Appendix C Setting Up Your Computer’s IP Address In System Preferences, click the Network icon. When the Network preferences pane opens, select Ethernet from the list of available connection types. From the Configure list, select Using DHCP for dynamically assigned settings. NWA1300-NJ User’s Guide...
  • Page 104 • In the IP Address field, enter your IP address. • In the Subnet Mask field, enter your subnet mask. • In the Router field, enter the IP address of your NWA1300-NJ. Click Apply and close the window. NWA1300-NJ User’s Guide...
  • Page 105 The procedure, screens and file locations may vary depending on your specific distribution, release version, and individual configuration. The following screens use the default Ubuntu 8 installation. Note: Make sure you are logged in as the root administrator. NWA1300-NJ User’s Guide...
  • Page 106 When the Network Settings window opens, click Unlock to open the Authenticate window. (By default, the Unlock button is greyed out until clicked.) You cannot make changes to your configuration unless you first enter your admin password. NWA1300-NJ User’s Guide...
  • Page 107 Appendix C Setting Up Your Computer’s IP Address In the Authenticate window, enter your admin account name and password then click the Authenticate button. In the Network Settings window, select the connection that you want to configure, then click Properties. NWA1300-NJ User’s Guide...
  • Page 108 Network Settings screen. If you know your DNS server IP address(es), click the DNS tab in the Network Settings window and then enter the DNS server information in the fields provided. Click the Close button to apply the changes. NWA1300-NJ User’s Guide...
  • Page 109 Check your TCP/IP properties by clicking System > Administration > Network Tools, and then selecting the appropriate Network device from the Devices tab. The Interface Statistics column shows data if your connection is working properly. Figure 44 Ubuntu 8: Network Tools NWA1300-NJ User’s Guide...
  • Page 110 Follow the steps below to configure your computer IP address in the KDE: Click K Menu > Computer > Administrator Settings (YaST). When the Run as Root - KDE su dialog opens, enter the admin password and click OK. NWA1300-NJ User’s Guide...
  • Page 111 When the YaST Control Center window opens, select Network Devices and then click the Network Card icon. When the Network Settings window opens, click the Overview tab, select the appropriate connection Name from the list, and then click the Configure button. NWA1300-NJ User’s Guide...
  • Page 112 Select Dynamic Address (DHCP) if you have a dynamic IP address. Select Statically assigned IP Address if you have a static IP address. Fill in the IP address, Subnet mask, and Hostname fields. Click Next to save the changes and close the Network Card Setup window. NWA1300-NJ User’s Guide...
  • Page 113 Click Finish to save your settings and close the window. Verifying Settings Click the KNetwork Manager icon on the Task bar to check your TCP/IP properties. From the Options sub-menu, select Show Connection Information. Figure 46 openSUSE 10.3: KNetwork Manager NWA1300-NJ User’s Guide...
  • Page 114 Appendix C Setting Up Your Computer’s IP Address When the Connection Status - KNetwork Manager window opens, click the Statistics tab to see if your connection is working properly. Figure 47 openSUSE: Connection Status - KNetwork Manager NWA1300-NJ User’s Guide...

  • Page 115: Appendix D Wireless Lans

    (AP). Intra-BSS traffic is traffic between wireless clients in the BSS. When Intra-BSS is enabled, wireless client A and B can access the wired network and communicate NWA1300-NJ User’s Guide...
  • Page 116 This wired connection between APs is called a Distribution System (DS). This type of wireless LAN topology is called an Infrastructure WLAN. The Access Points not only provide communication with the wired network but also mediate wireless network traffic in the immediate neighborhood. NWA1300-NJ User’s Guide...
  • Page 117 A hidden node occurs when two stations are within range of the same access point, but are not within range of each other. The following figure illustrates a hidden node. Both stations (STA) are within range of the access point (AP) or NWA1300-NJ User’s Guide...
  • Page 118 RTS (Request To Send)/CTS (Clear to Send) handshake will never occur as data frames will be fragmented before they reach RTS/CTS size. Note: Enabling the RTS Threshold causes redundant network overhead that could negatively affect the throughput performance instead of providing a remedy. NWA1300-NJ User’s Guide...

  • Page 119: Fragmentation Threshold

    Use the dynamic setting to automatically use short preamble when all wireless devices on the network support it, otherwise the NWA1300-NJ uses long preamble. Note: The wireless devices MUST use the same preamble mode in order to communicate.

  • Page 120: Wireless Security Overview

    IEEE802.1x EAP with RADIUS Server Authentication Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) WPA2 Most Secure Note: You must enable the same wireless security settings on the NWA1300-NJ and on all wireless clients that you want to associate with it. NWA1300-NJ User’s Guide...
  • Page 121 The following types of RADIUS messages are exchanged between the access point and the RADIUS server for user authentication: • Access-Request Sent by an access point requesting authentication. • Access-Reject Sent by a RADIUS server rejecting access. • Access-Accept Sent by a RADIUS server allowing access. NWA1300-NJ User’s Guide...
  • Page 122 The wireless client ‘proves’ that it knows the password by encrypting the password with the challenge and sends back the information. Password is not sent in plain text. NWA1300-NJ User’s Guide...
  • Page 123 However, PEAP only supports EAP methods, such as EAP-MD5, EAP-MSCHAPv2 and EAP-GTC (EAP-Generic Token Card), for client authentication. EAP-GTC is implemented only by Cisco. LEAP LEAP (Lightweight Extensible Authentication Protocol) is a Cisco implementation of IEEE 802.1x. NWA1300-NJ User’s Guide...

  • Page 124: Dynamic Wep Key Exchange

    RADIUS server, you should use WPA2-PSK (WPA2-Pre-Shared Key) that only requires a single (identical) password entered into each access point, wireless gateway and wireless client. As long as the passwords match, a wireless client will be granted access to a WLAN. NWA1300-NJ User’s Guide...
  • Page 125 The common-password approach makes WPA(2)-PSK susceptible to brute-force password-guessing attacks but it’s still an improvement over WEP as it employs a consistent, single, alphanumeric password to derive a PMK which is used to generate unique temporal encryption NWA1300-NJ User’s Guide...
  • Page 126 The RADIUS server then checks the user's identification against its database and grants or denies network access accordingly. A 256-bit Pairwise Master Key (PMK) is derived from the authentication process by the RADIUS server and the client. NWA1300-NJ User’s Guide...
  • Page 127 The AP checks each wireless client's password and allows it to join the network only if the password matches. The AP and wireless clients generate a common PMK (Pairwise Master Key). The key itself is not sent over the network, but is derived from the PSK and the SSID. NWA1300-NJ User’s Guide...

  • Page 128: Security Parameters Summary

    Enable without Dynamic WEP Open Enable with Dynamic WEP Key Enable without Dynamic WEP Disable Shared Enable with Dynamic WEP Key Enable without Dynamic WEP Disable TKIP/AES Enable WPA-PSK TKIP/AES Disable WPA2 TKIP/AES Enable WPA2-PSK TKIP/AES Disable NWA1300-NJ User’s Guide...

  • Page 129: Antenna Characteristics

    Types of Antennas for WLAN There are two types of antennas used for wireless LAN applications. NWA1300-NJ User’s Guide...
  • Page 130 For omni-directional antennas mounted on a wall or ceiling, point the antenna down. For a single AP application, place omni-directional antennas as close to the center of the coverage area as possible. For directional antennas, point the antenna in the direction of the desired coverage area. NWA1300-NJ User’s Guide...

  • Page 131: Appendix E Open Software Announcements

    P P E N D I X Open Software Announcements End-User License Agreement for "NWA1300-NJ" WARNING: ZyXEL Communications Corp. IS WILLING TO LICENSE THE SOFTWARE TO YOU ONLY UPON THE CONDITION THAT YOU ACCEPT ALL OF THE TERMS CONTAINED IN THIS LICENSE AGREEMENT.
  • Page 132 Appendix E Open Software Announcements ZyXEL Communications Corp. ("ZyXEL") grants you a non-exclusive, non- sublicense, non-transferable license to use the program with which this license is distributed (the "Software"), including any documentation files accompanying the Software ("Documentation"), for internal business use only, for up to the number of users specified in sales order and invoice.
  • Page 133 BUSINESS, LOSS OF PROFITS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, OR LOSS OF BUSINESS INFORMATION) ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE SOFTWARE OR PROGRAM, OR FOR ANY CLAIM BY ANY OTHER PARTY, EVEN IF ZyXEL HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. ZyXEL's NWA1300-NJ User’s Guide...
  • Page 134 This License Agreement shall be construed, interpreted and governed by the laws of Republic of China without regard to conflicts of laws provisions thereof. The exclusive forum for any disputes arising out of or relating to this License Agreement shall be an appropriate court or Commercial Arbitration Association NWA1300-NJ User’s Guide...
  • Page 135 This General Public License applies to most of the Free Software Foundation's software and to any other program whose authors commit to using it. (Some other Free Software Foundation software is covered by NWA1300-NJ User’s Guide...
  • Page 136 "modification".) Each licensee is addressed as "you". Activities other than copying, distribution and modification are not covered by this License; they are outside its scope. The act of running the Program is not restricted, and the output NWA1300-NJ User’s Guide...
  • Page 137 Program with the Program (or with a work based on the Program) on a volume of a storage or distribution medium does not bring the other work under the scope of this License. NWA1300-NJ User’s Guide...
  • Page 138 License. Therefore, by modifying or distributing the Program (or any work based on the Program), you indicate your acceptance of this License to do so, and all its terms and conditions for copying, distributing or modifying the Program or works based on it. NWA1300-NJ User’s Guide...
  • Page 139 Free Software Foundation. If the Program does not specify a version number of this License, you may choose any version ever published by the Free Software Foundation. NWA1300-NJ User’s Guide...
  • Page 140 GoAhead WebServer is available under two licenses: 1.) GoAhead provides WebServer as an open source product under the linked royalty free licensing terms. GoAhead has four main requirements in order to use GoAhead WebServer in your product. They are: NWA1300-NJ User’s Guide...
  • Page 141 PERTAINS TO THIS LICENSE, YOU CERTIFY THAT YOU WILL USE THE SOFTWARE ONLY IN THE MANNER PERMITTED HEREIN. 1. Definitions. 1.1 "Documentation" means any documentation GoAhead includes with the Original Code. 1.2 "GoAhead" means Go Ahead Software, Inc. NWA1300-NJ User’s Guide...
  • Page 142 You hereby grant in both source code and binary code to GoAhead a world-wide, royalty-free, non-exclusive license to copy, modify, display, use and sublicense any Modifications You make that are distributed or planned for distribution. Within 30 NWA1300-NJ User’s Guide...
  • Page 143 GoAhead Marks in connection with this Agreement shall not create any right, title or interest in or to such GoAhead Marks and that all such use and goodwill associated with GoAhead Marks will inure to the benefit of GoAhead. NWA1300-NJ User’s Guide...
  • Page 144 Code will meet your requirements or operate in the combination that You may select for use, that the operation of the Original Code will be uninterrupted or error free, or that defects in the Original Code will be corrected. No oral NWA1300-NJ User’s Guide...
  • Page 145 (including legal expenses and reasonable counsel fees) arising out of any claim of a third party with respect to the contents of the Your products, and any intellectual property rights or other rights or interests related thereto. 8. High Risk Activities. NWA1300-NJ User’s Guide...
  • Page 146 11. Entire Agreement. This Agreement is the complete agreement between GoAhead and You and supersedes all prior agreements, oral or written, with respect to the subject matter hereof. NWA1300-NJ User’s Guide...
  • Page 147 * GNU General Public License for more details. This Product includes Ethtool software under below license. This is the Debian GNU/Linux prepackaged version of "ethtool". This package is currently maintained by Anibal Monsalve Salazar <anibal@debian.org> Sources obtained from: http://sourceforge.net/projects/gkernel/ NWA1300-NJ User’s Guide...
  • Page 148 Copyright 2001 Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@mandrakesoft.com> Portions Copyright 2002 Intel fec_8xx.c Copyright (C) 2004 Intracom S.A. ibm_emac.c Copyright (c) 2004, 2005 Zultys Technologies igb.c Copyright (c) 2007 Intel Corporation ixgb.c Copyright (c) 2006 Intel Corporation ixgbe.c Copyright (c) 2007 Intel Corporation NWA1300-NJ User’s Guide...
  • Page 149 CMU AND THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE, INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS. IN NO EVENT SHALL CMU OR NWA1300-NJ User’s Guide...
  • Page 150 NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. ---- Part 3: Cambridge Broadband Ltd. copyright notice (BSD) ----- Portions of this code are copyright (c) 2001-2003, Cambridge Broadband Ltd. All rights reserved. NWA1300-NJ User’s Guide...
  • Page 151 Sun, Sun Microsystems, the Sun logo and Solaris are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the U.S. and other countries. Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met: NWA1300-NJ User’s Guide...
  • Page 152 * Neither the name of Sparta, Inc nor the names of its contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software without specific prior written permission. THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS ``AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, NWA1300-NJ User’s Guide...
  • Page 153 BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. NWA1300-NJ User’s Guide...
  • Page 154 Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met: 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer. NWA1300-NJ User’s Guide...
  • Page 155 INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR NWA1300-NJ User’s Guide...
  • Page 156 BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. NWA1300-NJ User’s Guide...

  • Page 157: Appendix F Legal Information

    This publication is subject to change without notice. Trademarks NetUSB is a trademark of ZyXEL Communications, Inc. Other trademarks mentioned in this publication are used for identification purposes only and may be properties of their respective owners.
  • Page 158 This device complies with RSS-210 of the Industry Canada Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: this device may not cause interference and this device must accept any interference, including interference that may cause undesired operation of the device NWA1300-NJ User’s Guide...
  • Page 159 03-909 de l’ARCEP, la puissance d’émission ne devra pas dépasser 10 mW (10 dB) dans le cadre d’une installation WiFi en extérieur pour les fréquences comprises entre 2454 MHz et 2483,5 MHz. This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003. NWA1300-NJ User’s Guide...

  • Page 160: Zyxel Limited Warranty

    Registration Register your product online to receive e-mail notices of firmware upgrades and information at www.zyxel.com for global products, or at www.us.zyxel.com for North American products. NWA1300-NJ User’s Guide...

  • Page 161: Index

    FCC interference statement certifications firmware version notices fragmentation threshold viewing channel 36, 65, 117 interference Configuration reset the factory defaults configuration file General wireless LAN screen backup 53, 55 restore 56, 57 copyright CTS (Clear to Send) NWA1300-NJ User’s Guide...
  • Page 162 TFTP Reset button 19, 58 MBSSID Reset the device Message Integrity Check (MIC) RF (Radio Frequency) Roaming 40, 42 and SNMP RTS (Request To Send) MIB (Management Information Base) threshold 117, 118 mode RTS/CTS Threshold 36, 40 NWA1300-NJ User’s Guide...
  • Page 163 65, 124 user authentication user authentication vs WPA2-PSK local (user) database wireless client supplicant RADIUS server with RADIUS application example WPA2-Pre-Shared Key WPA2-PSK 124, 125 application example WPA-PSK application example IP address subnet mask WAN port mode warranty NWA1300-NJ User’s Guide...
  • Page 164 Index NWA1300-NJ User’s Guide...

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