ZyXEL Communications Draft 802.11n Wireless CardBus Card User Manuals

Table of Contents

• User’s Guide

  1
• Copyright

  3
• Certifications

  4
• Safety Warnings

  6
• ZyXEL Limited Warranty

  7
• Customer Support

  8
• Table of Contents

  11
• List of Figures

  13
• List of Tables

  15
• Preface

  17
• Getting Started

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  • 1.1 About Your NWD-170N

    19
  • 1.2 Application Overview

    20
  • 1.3 NWD-170N Hardware and Utility Installation

    22
    • 1.3.1 ZyXEL Utility Icon

      22
  • 1.4 Configuration Methods

    22
    • 1.4.1 Enabling WZC

      22
    • 1.4.2 Accessing the ZyXEL Utility

      23
• Tutorial

  25
  • 2.1 Connecting to a Wireless LAN

    25
  • 2.2 Creating and Using a Profile

    27
• Wireless LAN Network

  31
  • 3.1 Wireless LAN Overview

    31
  • 3.2 Wireless LAN Security

    32
    • 3.2.1 User Authentication and Encryption

      32
• Wireless Configuration

  35
  • 4.1 ZyXEL Utility Screen Summary

    35
  • 4.2 The Link Info Screen

    35
    • 4.2.1 Trend Chart

      37
  • 4.3 The Site Survey Screen

    37
    • 4.3.1 Security Settings

      39
    • 4.3.2 Confirm Save Screen

      43
  • 4.4 The Profile Screen

    44
    • 4.4.1 Adding a New Profile

      46
  • 4.5 The Adapter Screen

    50
• Maintenance

  53
  • 5.1 The About Screen

    53
  • 5.2 Uninstalling the ZyXEL Utility

    53
  • 5.3 Upgrading the ZyXEL Utility

    54
• Troubleshooting

  55
  • 6.1 Problems Starting the ZyXEL Utility

    55
  • 6.2 Problems with the Link Quality

    55
  • 6.3 Problems Communicating With Other Computers

    56
• Product Specifications

  57
• Management with Wireless Zero Configuration

  59
  • Activating Wireless Zero Configuration

    59
  • Connecting to a Wireless Network

    60
  • Security Settings

    63
    • Association

      63
    • Authentication

      65
  • Ordering the Preferred Networks

    68
• Wireless Security

  71
  • Types of EAP Authentication

    71
    • EAP-MD5 (Message-Digest Algorithm 5)

      71
    • EAP-TLS (Transport Layer Security)

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    • EAP-TTLS (Tunneled Transport Layer Service)

      72
    • PEAP (Protected EAP)

      72
    • LEAP

      72
  • Dynamic WEP Key Exchange

    72
  • WPA and WPA2

    73
    • Encryption

      73
    • User Authentication

      74
    • WPA(2)-PSK Application Example

      75
    • WPA(2) with RADIUS Application Example

      75
  • Security Parameters Summary

    76
• Setting up Your Computer’s IP Address

  77
  • Windows 98/Me

    77
    • Installing Components

      78
    • Configuring

      79
    • Verifying Settings

      80
  • Windows 2000/XP

    80
    • Verifying Settings

      84
• Index

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